[ale] Once again, how about a virus scanner on the mailing list server?

[James Sumners]

I fail to see how that email could have come from that machine. I do
believe that it was on at that time last weekend; it is an odd
coincidence how that email was sent during one of the only two times I
have been able to turn that machine on in three weeks. However, I
believe I was running a regular virus scan at the time. Plus, there is
no way that machine could get anyone's email address from ale since I
don't store any information on it other than game information. Also,
the, what seems to be, originating HELO did not come from any IP
address I have ever used.

But, even if by some miracle it did come from my machine, it is still
a good example of why the list doesn't need to either A) accept
attachments or B) let virus attachments through.


On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 01:06:11 -0500, Jim Popovitch <jimpop at yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 2005-02-19 at 23:17 -0500, James Sumners wrote:
> > Well, let's see how many ways that assertion is incorrect.
> 
> :-) I didn't say that you knowingly or intentionally were spreading a
> virus.  All I did was point out that you posted some interesting emails
> showing you sending a virus infected email that Qmail had trouble
> delivering to other more virus sensitive servers.  :-)  <-- Notice the
> happy face.
> 
> >
> > 1) The machine that I am typing this email on is running Debian/Sid.
> > 2) My laptop runs Debian/Sid.
> > 3) My XP box, that is only on when I play World of Warcraft or UT2k4,
> > doesn't even have an email client installed on it.
> 
> Bingo?  Were you playing either game around "Sat, 12 Feb 2005 12:38:03
> +0530"?  Was your XP box online during that time?
> 
> Google seems to show that at least some people are suspicious of virus
> laden copies of both of those games.
> 
> Again, I am not accusing you of knowingly or intentionally distributing
> a virus.  However you did provide at least some interesting content in
> the email you posted earlier.
> 
> -Jim P.

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