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 __|~_ Russell A. Hunt __|~_)_ __)_|~_ Professor of English St. Thomas University )_ __)_|_)__ __) PHONE: (506) 452-0424 Fredericton, New Brunswick | )____) | FAX: (506) 450-9615 E3B 5G3 CANADA ___|____|____|____/ [log in to unmask] \ / ~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.StThomasU.ca/~hunt/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~