They my be "quarantining" all e-mail with *.pif attachments. I suspect they
are using this: http://www.sng.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailscanner/ another link
worth looking at: http://www.joewein.de/sw/spam-virus-warnings.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net]On Behalf Of Ian Blenke
Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 1:05 PM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: Re: [Fwd: [SLUG] {Filename?} Re: read it immediately]
Richard S. Smoot wrote:
> This is the second message roadrunner said had suspicious attachments
> that they have blocked from the group this morning!
>
> Richard
>
>This is a message from the MailScanner E-Mail Virus Protection Service
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>The original e-mail attachment "file.pif"
>is on the list of unacceptable attachments for this site and has been
>replaced by this warning message.
>
>If you wish to receive a copy of the original attachment, please
>e-mail helpdesk and include the whole of this message
>in your request. Alternatively, you can call them, with
>the contents of this message to hand when you call.
>
>At Sun May 23 00:34:31 2004 the virus scanner said:
> Shortcuts to MS-Dos programs are very dangerous in email (file.pif)
> No programs allowed (file.pif)
>
>Note to Help Desk: Look on NKS MailAssistant in
/data/mailassistant/spool/nks.net/quarantine/20040523 (message
i4N4WW3e010431).
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