Va-Hist: We're pretty certain that no virus has been transmitted through the Va-Hist server. In fact, no attachment of any kind will go through the Va-Hist server. It seems very likely that our first deduction was correct, that however a virus entered a computer, it causes that computer to send an e-mail to somebody on its address list or replies to a message that was stored in the computer, and it uses a subject line that is already there, too, making it appear to be a real reply. Some of those messages appeared to be replies to Va-Hist postings, but they evidently weren't. Some of the people whose computers were infected did not know about it until we informed them that their computers had been sending out infected messages. Lucky me: We've got a virus detector in the Library of Virginia that's been blasting the infected attachments. Brent Tarter The Library of Virginia [log in to unmask] Visit the Library of Virginia's web site at http://www.lva.lib.va.us To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html