Re: [ba-poker] please stop using outlook and update your virus definitions

[Nick Christenson <npc(deleted the rest)>]

> My apologies for for being the inadvertent carrier of the virus recently 
> sent to members of this list. However, the virus was not sent from my home 
> computer, which indeed has McAfee VirusScan with an updated virus registry 
> (and an Earthlink ISP), but from a work computer (with the SBC ISP). 
> Interestingly, the work computer doesn't use Outlook but the wonky SBCYahoo 
> email web interface. I'll inform the IT guy at work on Monday, but since its 
> a political campaign office and will close officially on Wednesday (Tuesday 
> night at 8 PM actually) I doubt anything will be done about it.

In my professional opinion, not disinfecting an Internet-connected computer
that is known to be infected with a malicious virus is criminally negligent 
behavior.

If you won't do anything, and your employer won't do anything, then 
disconnect the damn machine.  If you won't disconnect the damn machine,
then at least wipe out its address book.

Sure, in the ocean of spam, hack attempts, and malware that we live in
it's just a drop in the bucket.  But to take such a calous attitude is,
in my opinion, unconscionable.

If I were the moderator of this mailing list, your address would have
been kicked off of it with prejudice five seconds after I read your reply.
Maybe that's just me.

-- 
Nick Christenson
npc(deleted the rest)