[Mapserver-users] Viruses on the list

[Tyler Mitchell]

I did a quick check on the mailing list archives while I was away last 
week and, lo and behold, I found an email from myself on the list!  What? 
I didn't write anything. 

Looking at the email I realized that it APPEARED to be from me but really 
wasn't.  Someone who is subscribed to the list is probably infected with a 
virus and the virus is sending email spoofing other peoples' email address 
as the source/reply-to address.

I know of others who are having this happen to their addresses too.  The 
moral of the story - we really are not putting virus-infected messages up 
on the list for your viewing pleasure :)    As a rule of thumb, most of us 
never send attachments to the list, so even if you trust us (yeah right) 
don't open our attachments without contacting us directly to confirm.

I hope UMN can come up with a virus filtering solution!!

Tyler