Version 3 improved virus reports

[Julian Field]

Great. I'll do a new version 3 release tonight to include this fix.

At 14:00 10/10/2002, you wrote:
>Julian Field wrote:
> >
> > Please can someone try this out for me and see if the results are better
> > than they were before?
> >
> > I have changed the reporting slightly so that when there is a problem with
> > the message (such as Microsoft insecurity exploit found), the report the
> > user gets will contain *all* the reports for that message.
> >
> > This should greatly improve the usefulness of the report they get when a
> > copy of Bugbear is found.
> >
> > I've done the same change to version 4 as well.
> >
> > The attached files are for version 3. If someone says they fix the problem,
> > I will release a new copy of V3 and V4.
> >
> > So the faster someone tests it, the faster you get a new release :-)
> >
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> > Julian Field                Teaching Systems Manager
> > jkf at ecs.soton.ac.uk         Dept. of Electronics & Computer Science
> > Tel. 023 8059 2817          University of Southampton
> >                              Southampton SO17 1BJ
>
>I have tested it and it seems to work fine.  Both the "Possible
>Microsoft security vulnerability attack" and the ">>> Virus
>'W32/Bugbear-A' found in file ./g9ACurw1025260/ALSTOM.xls.scr...Windows
>Screensavers often hide viruses in email (ALSTOM.xls.scr)" are mentioned
>in the recipient's report.
>
>Dustin
>
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>Dustin Baer
>Unix Administrator/Postmaster
>Information Handling Services
>15 Inverness Way East
>Englewood, CO 80112
>303-397-2836

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Julian Field                Teaching Systems Manager
jkf at ecs.soton.ac.uk         Dept. of Electronics & Computer Science
Tel. 023 8059 2817          University of Southampton
                             Southampton SO17 1BJ