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["Greg Miller" <gsmiller@cet.com>]

Sorry, your computer is currently infected with the Klez virus.  In 
the overwhelming majoirity of cases viruses are propagated 
unwittingly by users with no malicious intent.  However, it is your 
responsibility to clean up this infection before you resubscribe to 
the list.  DO NOT PANIC.  Although it is an unpleasant education, it 
is possible with minimal to moderate effort to get back to normal.

The presumption is NO ILL INTENT on your part.  You are almost 
certainly an innocent victim.  Do not feel the need to apologize to 
the list.

There are multiple steps that you can take to disinfect your 
computer.  Several of the antivirus sites (on the internet) have free 
cleaning programs, but I would advise you to run an antivirus in the 
background AT ALL TIMES HENCEFORTH.

Since the Ibiblio list does not automatically remove attachments, the 
Klez virus was forwarded to subscribers of this list.  You have been 
unsubscribed from the list by the administrator to prevent the 
(almost certain) multiple bombardments that your email program will 
send out every time you start it up.  Send all communications to 
nafex-owner@lists.ibiblio.org, as you will no longer be able to send 
messages to the list.

Do not resubscribe until you are CERTAIN that the virus has been 
cleansed from your system.  It is unlikely that you can clean the 
virus by normal file operations (file deletions, etc.) and are 
strongly advised to get a specialized program (Do a google search for 
"KLEZ" and you will get multiple links.  One I can advise is

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.klez.h@mm.
html

Look for the tool to clean your system.

IF YOU REJOIN THE LIST AND THE KLEZ VIRUS IS RETRANSMITTED FROM YOUR 
ADDRESS YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WILL BE PLACED ON THE "BANNED" LIST AND 
YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RESUBSCRIBE.  THIS BAN WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR 
TWO MONTHS TO ALLOW YOU TO TAKE FURTHER STEPS TO CLEANSE YOUR 
COMPUTER.  IF YOU RESUBSCRIBE AFTER THE BAN IS LIFTED AND THE KLEZ 
VIRUS IS *ONCE MORE* RETRANSMITTED THAT EMAIL ADDRESS WILL BE 
PERMANENTLY BANNED.

This may sound harsh (although others might say to lenient) but as 
there are good solutions to prevent the KLEZ virus from being spread, 
you should get it fixed the first try, and if you don't get it fixed 
the second try, you will need to resubscribe under a different email 
address.

Good luck and best regards,

GREG MILLER
List admin