Re: Worm / be virus free

[Walter Ervin <walt44ervin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

For those without virus software, you could get a  free email address from
msm.com called hotmail.  It automatically scans any attachment before it
opens it.
Walter

----- Original Message -----
From: "janet paterson" <janet313@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: Worm / be virus free


> hi all
>
> At 02:56 2001/04/09 -0500, Jorge A Romero MD wrote:
> >To Parkinsn list:
> >In the last four weeks, I have been infected twice with
> >this worm  after reading the Parkinsn list postings.
> >I  do not know which posts carry the worm.  Norton antivirus
> >detected it as an infected WININIT.EXE file.
> >It is relatively easy to deal with this nuisance worm.  One URL
> >which can give you information and solutions to infections with this worm
is:
> >
> >For those who do not have antivirus software, there is a site that
> >will scan your computer for free:
> >
> >Jorge Romero
>
> mailing lists do NOT cause or spread viri
> ill-informed individual users do
>
> you did not get infected by reading parkinsn list postings
> you got infected because your e-mail program is set to open attachments
>
> the best and only sure way to avoid the viri
> which are commonly spread via e-mail as microsoft outlook interprets it
> is to use a non microsoft e-mail program
> and set the user preferences to NEVER open attachments automatically
>
> for e-mail groups like this listserv as stated here many times
> it is also best to set 'multi-part' messaging to off.
>
> plain 'ascii 7-bit text' is the ONLY format suitable for general e-mail
use
> not '8-bit', not 'plain text', not 'html text'
>
> as a rule, i delete any and all attachments,
> unless i am specifically expecting something from someone i know
>
> abstention or avoidance is much simpler than repairing the illness
> just like with the aids virus
>
>
> janet
> virus free since eighty three
>
> janet paterson, an akinetic rigid subtype, albeit perky, parky
> PD: 54/41/37 CD: 54/44/43 TEL: 613 256 8340 EMAIL: janet313@xxxxxxxxxxx
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