Dear all: Viruses have been plaguing our list and I am working to fix the problem, which is actually one of the main reasons I asked for everyone's help in doing "cleanup" on the list to eliminate bad or redundant addresses. I have narrowed down the potential problems to two member addresses and in private posts to these two I have temporarily removed them from the list and asked them to update their virus software for reinstatement. This should fix our immediate problems but in general we should all take precautions. The list itself is fine and does *not* carry a virus. Viruses nest on individual computers which, once infected, will spread the virus to all other addresses it knows without prompting. This is how viruses have gotten on our lists and I am told that there is no software on our end that can automatically clean the list once this happens. Many of us have virus alerts and such that protect our own computers from receiving viruses and you may be receiving alerts from your system (as I have) telling you about the virus, generating much more e-mail than you wanted to get, I'm sure. So, at this point, I'd like to ask everyone to take a moment and make sure that the virus software on their computer (or computers) is updated to help minimize the threat of viruses. Thanks for your help. Continue to send me your list cleanup concerns. Sincerely, Meta Meta G. Carstarphen, Ph.D. Associate Professor Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication University of Oklahoma 860 Van Vleet Oval--Rm. 101 Norman, OK 73019-2051 PHONE: (405) 325-5227 FAX: (405) 325-7565 E-MAIL: [log in to unmask]