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Martha, it is a world wide epidemic. The SirCam virus is infecting computers world wide and replys to messages kept on users in boxes. Someone evidently liked you post and kept it in their in box. That is why you got a couple. Several of the Parkinsn subscribers have had their machines infected but the listserv is not infected. Viruses are sent outside of the listserv by regular email. I am getting the virus attacks from the spam mailers in other countries which is the kiss of death for them because they want you to buy something and their message contains a virus. You have done quite well by using Norton Anti-Virus to protect your email. As of yet, the list administration at the University of Toronto has seen no evidence that the SirCam threat has propagated from the list. Until this present virus has run it's course, 1. I would suggest that folks empty their in boxes of their email program. This is where the virus gets the addresses to reply to. 2. If one doesn't have an anti-virus program get one or use the free one at: http://www.antivirus.com/free_tools/ 3. If you are paranoid, you can set your Parkinsn mail to no mail. You can set your Parkinsn mail options at: http://parkinsons-information-exchange-network-online.com/mailopt.html Click on the button Suspend My Parkinsn Mail. This creates the proper command in your email program to suspend your Parkinsn mail. Send the message. The Parkinsn List mail is viewable and updated every 4 minutes at: http://parkinsons-information-exchange-network-online.com/parkmail.html By suspending your Parkinsn mail you eliminate the risk of getting a virus from the Listserv but you do not reduce the risk of someone's computer getting infected and then sending you the virus. SirCam is on the same order as the 'Love Bug' virus and is propagating daily. Companies that store sensitive information in their In box are finding their company or personal secrets being used as a vehicle to spread the virus. Our users generally have handled this threat very well with only a few being infected. I guage this thought on the fact that very few of my posts have come back as virus threats. Junk mail seems to be the area where most of the threat is coming from now. As for the thread, "Is the TorontoU PIEN server infected? I THINK SO!!!", isn't an appropriate topic of discussion here because these type of concerns should be directed to the list management at: [log in to unmask] John Cottingham co-owner Parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn