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From: "Dan" <>
Subject: Re: List administration
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 13:43:09 -0700
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----- Original Message -----
From: "George W. Durman" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: List administration

> When someone DOES post such a warning, I first tell him/her to subscribe
> to the VIRUS-DISCUSSION-L List and post there, AFTER verifying that the
> warning is not a HOAX or Urban Legend. Then, I recommend that he/she
> logon to the web site for his/her Anti Virus program and arrange for the
> site to send periodic messages about legitimate new viruses.
>
> If anyone feels it is IMPERATIVE that List users be warned of new viruses,
> then, IMHO, it should only be done by the Listowner, with the caveat that
> further discussion not be carried on via the List, but via the
> VIRUS-DISCUSSION-L List or private email. If Listowners subscribe to
> virus notifications, he/she can easily send ONE email to the Lists to
> notify all the users.
>
> Just my 2ยข worth,
> SgtGeorge
>
> =========================<<
I follow George on this , I send every one to his list even those from
my chat lists .
Great place to learn about the virus problems.
How ever we do get our mass virus warning on list <G>
Dan

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