Thanks Mike, but what if we decided to not send attachments to the list at
all?  Instead, we could simply send links.  Just a thought.

Patrick

At 09:48 AM 5/10/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>As mentioned by my follow-up note to RESADM-L, the
>ZIP-attachment-with-a-password method is a new way of virus propogation
>which defeats enterprise-level mail server virus scanners (which cannot
>scan within the ZIP file as they normally would due to the password).  I am
>working to block these attachments.
>
>Remember Email rule #1:  NEVER open a attachment unless you were expecting
>it.  EVEN if you know the sender!
>
>-- Mike Varney / HRI
>
>
>
>
>                       "Herbert B.
>                       Chermside"               To:       "Mike L. Varney"
> <xxxxxx@health.state.ny.us>,
>                       <xxxxxx@vcu.edu>          xxxxxx@UMRESEARCH.UMD.EDU
>                                                cc:
>                       05/10/2004 09:39         Subject:  Re: [RESADM-L]
> New changes
>                       AM
>
>
>
>
>
>
>The following message was purported to be sent through xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
>xxxxxx@UMRESEARCH.UMD.EDU.  It contained a password (noted below by "x")
>which was deleted by some protection software in the transmission
>process.  It had two attachments, a .JPG file and a .TXT file, the latter
>of which was deleted by the same protection program; neither is contained
>in this query.
>
>Was this an intended message, or is it spam or some other malicious
>message?  If intended, is there some other way the information can be
>transmitted?  If malicious, is there any other protection that can be used
>by the listserve to prevent a repetition?
>
>Contact me at xxxxxx@vcu.edu if more information is needed.
>
>Chuck
>
>
>
>
>At 09:52 AM 5/10/2004, you wrote:
>
> >Attached file is protected with the password for security reasons.
> >Password is
> >[]
> >
> >
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