> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Gueterman [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> 
> Allow me to set the record straight:

> 2.  If a person for whatever reason adds your email address
>     into their personal address book *and* that person's PC
>     get's infected by a virus which makes use of said address
>     book, then you've become a target for that virus.  This
>     is not the fault of HP3000-L or the comp.sys.hp.mpe gateway.

Furthermore, it is "standard form" nowadays for virus (*) to not only pick your name from any likely names it finds lying around on the HD, but to ALSO pick a name "at random" to use as the "from" address, so it is ENTIRELY possible that the combination of "to: <you>" and "from: hp3000-l..." could occur.  If you've "whitelisted" this message board based SOLELY on the "from" value, you could be at risk [very tiny risk, but still non-zero ;) ]

Tom

(*) you probably thought I should have written "...for viruses to...", but I recall reading somewhere that "virus" has kind of "backed into" being a latin word and doesn't really have a plural form -- i.e., "virii" it ain't :) -- a google search of "virus plural debate" can be a fun waste of the rest of the afternoon ...

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