[epub] Re: Virus problems - how they affect the publisher

["D" <webmistress@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I use a catch all email also.  The virus' are forging email addresses that
are incoming and or outgoing. (*@yourdomain.com)  This has been going on for
several years.

I think the solution is in better informing visitors.  The virus checkers do
not always work, I know and have experienced a couple.

The news says "worst yet"; "spreading faster" and does real people little
good.

All that news has done is cause alarm.  Visitors/surfers/ do not know what
to watch out for and or what to do if something happens.  We do not want
them to shut down and never visit again!

Our customers/visitors spend money to have a PC.  They spend money to get
online.  They hear rumors that their security is at risk, their children are
at risk,  and do not even know what they are afraid of. They have budgets in
mind... The first all inclusive virus program I tried prevented ALL mail
from having attachments and caused my machine to slow to an unbearable
crawl.

I feel the answer is help and information.

I have written some no advertising pages.  (Be aware this is not adult
content but is on an adult only server)  If you would add anything please
share with  me, and if it is helpful, you may copy, change anything to your
own server.  My point is I do not want visitors who are afraid or full of
the rumors of evil.

Direct links:
http://www.fantasywebs.com/justforfun/surfing/alert.htm\

Dee Perkins
webmistress@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.fantasywebs.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Angela Arndt" <angela@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <epub@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 9:00 AM
Subject: [epub] Re: Virus problems - how they affect the publisher


> Hi everyone,
> I've enjoyed reading all of your posts- and have had no reason to post
> myself... until now.
>
> I think I'm also having a similar issue. I've been receiving emails under
> one of our domain names from admin@. We don't have an admin e-mail
address.
> Norton catches this e-mail as having a virus, and the attached zip file is
> stripped from the e-mail. The text of the e-mail says that my e-mail
address
> is expiring and I should read the attached file for details (I've
obviously
> never opened this suspicious file). My co-workers are also getting these
> e-mails, and one of them has even noticed that he's getting "bounce-backs"
> for e-mails that he never sent. I don't know if this is related to the
admin
> issue or not, but it seems a bit coincidental.


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