With Thunderbird, I checked the option "Do not download attachments over []k" and filled it in with 50. Now, I get the message header, and in the body it tells me that the message is bigger than 50k and I can click a link to download it. Since I'm still on dialup at home, this option let me take care of the Sobig virus without very much wasted time, even though I was receiving them at a rate of about 175 a day. I just delete the message since it tells me what the attachment name is also. To me, this is a much better option than having to download all of the message just to have the virus scanner quarantine it. Marlon ColdFusion Developer wrote: >I was one of the few who was getting slammed with those emails from > >the SWEN.A worm. Now today I am happy once again to say I am > >still using Microsoft Outlook 2002 and am no longer receiving them. > > > >What I did was the following: > > > > > >Updated Windows with all updates > > ( http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com > ) > > > >Updated Microsoft Office with all updates > > ( http://office.microsoft.com/officeupdate/default.aspx ) > > > >Updates McAfee Virus scan with all updates. > > > > > >Make sure that you install all patches to MS Office to include > >Service Pack (SP3). > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Claude Schneegans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 10:18 AM >To: CF-Talk >Subject: Re: [ OT] Special security Alert! > > > >>>It's easy, turn off the Auto Preview and then don't open messages > >Please stop giving advice on "how not being infected", the problem is NOT >here. > > >I just wanted to know if others here are receiving about 250 copies a day of >tha >t virus? > >If yes, it is probably that the virus is able to get our addresses in our >mail ( >those using Outlook of course). >If not, it must be from another source. > > >I called my ISP yesterday, and "No we don't filter messages for virus, >because o >f the overhead it would represent on our servers, it is a management >decision." >I wonder if this "manager" ever considered that 18 meg of garbage in a >mailbox c >ould also constitute some "overhead"? ;-)) > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
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