[Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> It would probably be a good idea to block attachments on the list, which
> effectively blocks virii

...and also blocks

	the sending of capture files;

	the sending of tarballs of source code;

	the sending of patches in a form where they won't get mangled by
	"helpful" mail software that wraps lines or replaces tabs with
	spaces;

by anybody who doesn't, for example, have access to "uuencode".

(Of course, *I* solve the problem of infected e-mail by not using any
software from Redmond, Washington, USA to read my e-mail - or any other
software that contains a programming language interpreter....)