Run virus scanning software on your mail server(s). At 02:06 PM 1/18/02 -0500, Kathy Montgomery wrote: >A list owner reported to me that one of his subscribers succeeded in >sending a virus to the list. Indeed, I was able to download the .BAT >attachment from the archives, which contained W32.Magistr.39921@mm, >according to my antivirus software. The list was set to >"Attachments=No" and "Language=NoHTML." The message itself as it >appears in the archives looks like it has a "Content-Type: >multipart/mixed;" header. I don't know how to attempt to duplicate what >happened. > >How did this file get through? Knowing that LISTSERV can't actually >scan for viruses, is there any way to prevent this in the future? > >Thanks, >Kathy Montgomery >University at Albany -- John W. Luther Systems Administrator Computing and Information Services University of Missouri - Rolla Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.