I certainly agree that it's possible -- in fact, almost universal --
to be a whole lot more paranoid about viruses than reality checks
would support.

> Perhaps, but speaking as a Listserv postmaster, the Listserv I
> manage hosts around 1,500 active lists. In the past year, the
> subscribers to only one of those lists saw a virus come through
> their list. I do agree with you that there are other alternatives
> to sending attachments in Listserv list's postings, but I for one
> prefer not to force such decisions on people if I can help it.
> Transmitting attachments via Listserv is a powerful means of
> collaborating on books and other long written documents so
> attachments do have their uses.

I don't know about this last, though.  I've never been in a situation
where everybody on a list really needed, or wanted, to get the whole
text of a long attachment, and putting it on an FTP or Web site has
worked far better.

                                  -- Russ

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