Mark is right, after looking at the email, it looked like it came from the KRNet but it simply had Robert's email address. It could have come from anywhere. Just for informational purposes, the file was 98K.
Dana Overall 1999 & 2000 National KR Gathering host Richmond, KY RV-7 slider/fuselage http://rvflying.tripod.com do not archive >From: "Mark Langford" <n5...@hiwaay.net> >Reply-To: KR builders and pilots <kr...@mylist.net> >To: "Corvair engines for homebuilt aircraft" <corvaircr...@mylist.net>, > <kr...@mylist.net> >Subject: KR>viruses >Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 09:22:40 -0500 > >We've had another round of virus discussions. I'd like to help clear up a >few things. I got one this morning that APPEARED to come from KRnet, but >in >reality it came directly from a guy on KRnet who had my name in his address >book because he'd replied to one of my messages at some point. Most of the >viruses these days will "spoof" the return address using an address >randomly >chosen from the victim's address book, so you have no idea who it actually >came from. Berating people for sending a virus to the list is a waste of >time, as is contacting the guy that you THINK sent you the virus, because >the return address on these things is rarely genuine. > >The list refuses almost all attachments, and just in case some new variety >comes along, it had better be under 20K to make it through the size filter. >Most viruses are bigger than that. And I'll say it again, you're a >complete >idiot if you don't have some sort of anti-virus protection these days, AND >keep it current! > >Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL >N56ML at hiwaay.net >see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford > > > >_______________________________________________ >see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
