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Re: STHC-L Administrator warning: virus apparently sent by list

• Date:   Tue, 4 Jun 2002 07:14:01 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)
• To:   sthc-l@library.ucla.edu
• From:   Russell A. Johnson <rjohnson@library.ucla.edu>
• Subject:   Re: STHC-L Administrator warning: virus apparently sent by list
• Message-ID:   SIMEON.10206040701.A@bio-s-his008.library.ucla.edu

In this case, the subject line read: "A very  funny game", and the 
message consisted of attachments only, no text.   

Another clue that this was sent by hoax or virus software: there was no 
"Reply-To: sthc-l@library.ucla.edu" line in the email header.  But that 
is a subtle point--not one for most readers to notice, but one of 
the clues that told me the message was not circulated by the 
regular, legitimate STHC-L list process.

The bottom line is:  there are so many email hoaxes and viruses in 
circulation, one must be careful; and never open email attachments 
before virus-checking them!

cheers,

Russell