Several people have recently received ferret-related emails that have viruses attached. The messages look, and indeed are, legitimate--they were originally posts on the Ferret Health List, one from about a month ago with the subject "urgent - vet advice needed". The messages have From addresses that are not the original poster's. Attached to the message is a virus masquerading as a Word document. Even if the email itself looks ok, do NOT open attachments you are not expecting! Make sure you have a good virus checker and keep it up to date! I know there are several people out there in the ferret community who have viruses, as I often receive virus-laden emails that appear to come from other ferret people. Fortunately, I have a Mac and thus am immune from most viruses, and my college mail server strips suspicious attachments automatically. :-) Linda Iroff International Ferret Congress http://www.ferretcongress.org [Posted in FML issue 4544]