On Wed, Aug 28, 2002 at 12:02:42AM -0600, D. Stimits wrote:
>
> This KLEZ virus is going around all over the place. SGI isn't the only
> list that is sending these out, but the virus is so darn common now I
> have to wonder if improved filtering is needed on public lists. One type
> of message that should never be sent to XFS devel is
> "application/octet-stream"...if this one line could be used as a junk
> buster (virus buster), we'd get rid of a whole family of MS virii.
these things are sent as general spams anyway so filtering off lists
won't make a dent. the only way to get rid of MS viruses is to get
rid of MS software.
--
Ethan Benson
http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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