Other than LOTS of virus protection I can suggest two things. MailDefense, a $25 program from www.indefense.com has been great in keeping a host of computers safe - but it only covers those receiving POP3 mail. Second, contact your hosting company, tell them you want an rc.local file placed into your configuration and use the one shown for rejecting all but plain text. No viruses travel in plain text. If you can't get any cooperation from your host, I'd suggest moving your domain to a place that has SmartList AND can configure it for you to your specs. Liz Logan Automated Data Services www.automated-data.com At 12:17 AM 10/11/2001 -0400, Srower@aol.com wrote:
I am utilizing SmartList provided by my hosting service (I have no access to change program settings other than add, delete, newsletter, moderated, etc.). My list is set as a newsletter with the intent that subscribers sign up and we send them a newsletter once a month. We should be the only ones able to send messages to the "list."
I used SmartList for the first time on 9/18 (when the Nimda virus hit) and although I had done an updated virus scan on my system prior to sending the newsletter to the list, the Snow White virus somehow attached to hundreds of the mailings (thousands went out okay though) and ended up bouncing our newsletter all over the place, often reappearing in people's boxes 20 or 30 times. When the infected recipients "replied" to the newsletter, the mails were then sent to various and sundry e-mail addresses, but generally not to the e-mail address of the list.
I now have to do a new mailing and am scared to death to repeat the same performance. Anyone have any words of wisdom for me? _______________________________________________ Smartlist mailing list Smartlist@lists.RWTH-Aachen.DE http://MailMan.RWTH-Aachen.DE/mailman/listinfo/smartlist