Re: virus' on the list

[Ashley Graham <ph33rful@optonline.net>]

> Welcome ;-)

Thank you.
 
> We do not have a security company protecting us. As a few people have
> pointed out already, this is probably a case of a virus being sent
> with a faked From header, and over-zealous anti-virus software.

The question about the security company was a "what-if", I didn't think
you would, but it seemed safe to ask, or at least bring up.

 
> I have added a lot of anti-virus messages to the blacklist, and I'm
> still adding more, as more messages make it through. While there have
> been a number of messages getting through, in the month of August,
> 1304 messages didn't make it through, as they were judged to be either
> a virus, or an anti-virus message. By contrast, July only had 2 such
> messages. 

I'm happy to see this level of involvement in a commuity so large. And I
am also happy to see that fixes, patches, "blacklisting", and the like
are so quickly utilized.

 
> Having a virus which sends out a message with a fake From header, is a
> relatively recent thing.

I wasn't trying to say "windows doesnt have it, why do you guys", I also
don't think you took it that way, but, to be safe. It was merely a
referance.