Same thing happened to me when he responded to my "Wheres the Clues?" post
to the list!
Beware!!

See Joy


>From: "Denise"
>Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
>To:
>Subject: [LbNA] Virus
>Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 21:41:19 -0400
>
>Don't open any attachments from Rick Larson. My machine just told me it
>was a virus that he sent me when responding to my message about Ft DeSoto
>Park.
>
>Don't know who he is, but it's not funny.

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One rule of thumb is to never click on e-mail attachments
unless you personally know the sender, _and_ expect them
to be sending you an attachment at the time.

Another rule of thumb is to not use Microsoft's e-mail
programs, such as Outlook and Outlook Express. Moreover,
be wary of attachments when the _sender_ is using one
of these two programs, even if you know the sender
personally (the header fields of the e-mail often identify
the program they are using).

Neither is a substitute for anti-virus software, but both
can help.

The list allows attachments because some people prefer
to send their clues out that way. We can turn attachments
off if there is a groundswell of support for that notion,
but it seems out the the spirit of letterboxing to do so.
In letterboxing, there should be no presumption of clue
formatting, nor requirement that clues be plaintext as
opposed to attachments such as .doc files (though I'm sure
many would prefer this).

In these cases, the webmasters (I believe) sometimes convert
the clues to html, so the answer may be to simply wait until
that occurs if you wish to avoid clicking on the attachment.
I never click on attachments submitting to any mailing list,
even if they are presented as letterboxing clues.

As an aside, the list also provides a files upload/download
capability, which may be an alternative to sending large clue
attachments to everyone.

Cheers
Randy
computer security guy

Goodmorning Randy!
Thanks for the input about the virus thing! It's the last thing I need to
recieve. I'm grateful that the person how set this computer up for my son
did include anti-virus software. I agree that the safest bet is to leave all
attachments alone if you aren't expecting one from someone you know _very_
well...
Hey! Tomarrow Lockmaster, Muk-Luk and I are heading up to Waterfall Walk!!
Will let you know your boxes condition, if we are lucky enough to locate
it!!
Have a great day!

See Joy


>From: Randy Hall
>Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
>To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [LbNA] Virus
>Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2001 07:23:37 -0400
>
>
>One rule of thumb is to never click on e-mail attachments
>unless you personally know the sender, _and_ expect them
>to be sending you an attachment at the time.
>
>Another rule of thumb is to not use Microsoft's e-mail
>programs, such as Outlook and Outlook Express. Moreover,
>be wary of attachments when the _sender_ is using one
>of these two programs, even if you know the sender
>personally (the header fields of the e-mail often identify
>the program they are using).
>
>Neither is a substitute for anti-virus software, but both
>can help.
>
>The list allows attachments because some people prefer
>to send their clues out that way. We can turn attachments
>off if there is a groundswell of support for that notion,
>but it seems out the the spirit of letterboxing to do so.
>In letterboxing, there should be no presumption of clue
>formatting, nor requirement that clues be plaintext as
>opposed to attachments such as .doc files (though I'm sure
>many would prefer this).
>
>In these cases, the webmasters (I believe) sometimes convert
>the clues to html, so the answer may be to simply wait until
>that occurs if you wish to avoid clicking on the attachment.
>I never click on attachments submitting to any mailing list,
>even if they are presented as letterboxing clues.
>
>As an aside, the list also provides a files upload/download
>capability, which may be an alternative to sending large clue
>attachments to everyone.
>
>Cheers
>Randy
>computer security guy

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Can't this person be deleted from the TalkList since he has sent out at
least 2 viruses? Or won't that work?

I also received the message with the attachment sent directly to me
after I posted my reply on the Fort Desoto Box. Who is Rick Larson?
If you are an actual letterboxer please post an explanation to the
list about what this attachment is. The message I received just
quoted my posting to the list and told me to look at the attachment.
Fortunately, I use primarily Macs (and no MS products) which makes my
virus vulnerability much less. However this is disturbing, and might
reflect someone who's machine was infected and did something
automatically (though that seems unlikely given the specific
postings which were replied to), something intentionally malicious,
or perhaps not a virus. I wouldn't suggest anyone who received it
open it to find out until it is clear.

--
Regards,

Eric Mings Ph.D.

The best solution is to simply run Linux and avoid the whole Micor$oft virus
problem.

On Saturday 09 June 2001 06:23, you wrote:
> One rule of thumb is to never click on e-mail attachments
> unless you personally know the sender, _and_ expect them
> to be sending you an attachment at the time.
>
> Another rule of thumb is to not use Microsoft's e-mail
> programs, such as Outlook and Outlook Express. Moreover,
> be wary of attachments when the _sender_ is using one
> of these two programs, even if you know the sender
> personally (the header fields of the e-mail often identify
> the program they are using).
>
> Neither is a substitute for anti-virus software, but both
> can help.
>
> The list allows attachments because some people prefer
> to send their clues out that way. We can turn attachments
> off if there is a groundswell of support for that notion,
> but it seems out the the spirit of letterboxing to do so.
> In letterboxing, there should be no presumption of clue
> formatting, nor requirement that clues be plaintext as
> opposed to attachments such as .doc files (though I'm sure
> many would prefer this).
>
> In these cases, the webmasters (I believe) sometimes convert
> the clues to html, so the answer may be to simply wait until
> that occurs if you wish to avoid clicking on the attachment.
> I never click on attachments submitting to any mailing list,
> even if they are presented as letterboxing clues.
>
> As an aside, the list also provides a files upload/download
> capability, which may be an alternative to sending large clue
> attachments to everyone.
>
> Cheers
> Randy
> computer security guy
>
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I opened the "virus", but my virus shield kept it from doing anything,
and it was relatively easy to delete.