[NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:3322] RE: Spoofed email warning-reminder

From: Mariann Fedele (mariannf@lacnyc.org)
Date: Thu Oct 21 2004 - 12:28:53 EDT


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Good day all please see the below message regarding spoofed NIFL messages.
Best,
Mariann

>
>Hello all,
>It looks like someone or something is once again spoofing our list's email
>addresses and sending viruses to a few of our subscribers. (meaning our
>address shows up in the "from" box, but it did not come from our server) 
>
>Official NIFL list email should have the list name capitalized within
>straight brackets (example [NIFL-ESL: 1234] or [NIFL-PLI]) in the subject
>line of all NIFL list emails. If the subject line does not contain this
>text, it is probably a "spoofed" email that may contain a virus or a link to
>a virus or spyware and should be deleted. 
>
>(Please note: The Numeracy list is an exception. List emails from the
>Numeracy list do not have the list name in straight brackets. It comes from
>a different kind of mailing list server with different settings.)
>
>Please send this information to your subscribers. 
>
>Thanks,
>Connie Harich
>(Contractor, Titan Corporation)
>Web Specialist
>National Institute for Literacy
>charich@nifl.gov
>
>
>
Mariann Fedele
Coordinator of Professional Development, 
Literacy Assistance Center
Interim Moderator,
NIFL Technology and Literacy Discussion List
32 Broadway 10th Floor
New York, New York 10004
212-803-3325
mariannf@lacnyc.org
www.lacnyc.org



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