Yes, pretty limited indeed, only IE users are affected. Technically speaking you're right. But what percentage of the average lists's subscribers do you think ARE actually IE users? 50%? 90%? And though it may be Microsoft's problem, this implies that it is the problem of the majority of LISTSERV subscribers. Whose problem is it when your subscribers leave your list because they repeatedly receive viruses through it? Frank-L -----Original Message----- From: Russ Hunt [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 11:01 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [LSTOWN-L] HTML posts make LISTSERV lists a soft target for hacker It may be worth pointing out that there's a pretty limited range of systems that are vulnerable here -- and I'd suggest that this is Micro$oft's problem, not LISTSERV's. (Yes, I understand that there's a risk for users of IE 5.5, but I don't see why this is particularly relevant to LISTSERV.) -- 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/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~