Viruses

[Billsey]

Regarding my home account, virus-infected emails are coming at me at such a rate, even on Amiga Mailing lists, that I am giving notice here that I have begun using my provider's spamblocker software to block the addresses of those whose accounts are spreading these viruses, based soley on whether or not I recognize the address. Although I have been getting some from the PageStream folks, I recognize that address, so they won't be blocked. If your account is sending out these viruses, and I don't recognize your address, you will be blocked from my account. That might cause problems with some mailing lists, but the viruses are getting awfully thick around here. Although I use a Mac for Internet and have not been infected, it is getting extremely tiresome ferretting out those viruses. I hope people get a handle on it soon.

[Billsey]

Oh, it's not that I'm complaining so much as letting people know what's happening in case bounces start happening on some mailing lists.

In addition, the way the spamblocker is set up, I can still check mail that has been blocked, but I have to seek it out in order to check it. That way, if someone legit gets blocked , I can check them out later and have them removed from the block list.

[Billsey]

Believe it or not, a got a couple of emails from the yahoo bouncer bot yesterday. They had the virus attached. :-D

[Billsey]

I kind of liked the one that was harmless except for rotating your workbench 180 degrees. :-)

[Billsey]

More along this line, I have begun receiving emails—from postmasters, no less—accusing me of sending these viruses.

I use a Mac online and don't even own a Windows machine.

These postmasters have been summarily blocked, and these blocks will not be removed because postmasters really should know better.