Admin: VIRUS ALERTS

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Dear friends,

 

Ths is not the first time, we are getting VIRUS alerts on this list.

Narasimha has earlier requested the members not to post VIRUS alerts to

this list.

 

Out of these alerts most of the mails turn out to be hoax mails, thus

wasting lot of valueble members. If you observe a VIRUS with one of the

mail on this list, sending a alert mail is permissible. But, forwarding

VIRUS alert mails (even if they are genuine) to the list is unwarranted.

 

Those who access this list from office, need not bother, as

Administrators keep a watch on VIRUS's and they do send any guinine

alerts by themselves. For those who have PCs in home, any number of

alerts would not suffice. There is only one solution. Any file you get

from outside, (via EMAIL attachment are one downloaded from NET), check

for VIRUS. Confirm it with the sender of the file that it does not

contain a VIRUS and only then run it.

 

Guide Lines:

1. Don't send VIRUS alert mails to the list

2. If some one did, don't send doubt mails or follow-up mails to the

list. Instead send them to the one who send the VIRUS alert.

 

Best regards,

Vijay.