Yes but the viruses send themselves as attachments and not because the mail client is set to send ascii or HTML messages. I can see a whole flame for the HTML messages here but unfortunately it doesn't matter if the client is set to send ascii or HTML. A virus is smarter than that. I never set Outlook Express to send as html because the message is bigger and hard to read for some mail clients. This is the only reason, and not the viruses. The only solution for viruses is an antivirus or other methods accesible under Linux. If this list will continue to accept attachments, it will be a good source of infection. Of course, if all the members will take care and update their antiviruses, nobody will have a problem, but don't keep your breath until then. Teddy, orasnita at home.ro ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow@xxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 12:57 AM Subject: Re: Consensus opinion required - was 'more worms' I think the disabling of atachments will greatly hurt the list because we've all had to atach a config file, text output, etc at some time. ----- Original Message ----- From: "'Georgina'" <gena@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 5:41 PM Subject: Re: Consensus opinion required - was 'more worms' > Hi > > I don't understand your strong response. Surely its in the list owner's > interest to protect himself of accusations of being a spreader of > viruses. I know from personal experience. BASHOnline was set up right > >from the beginning to forward only plain text messages and deny the > forwarding of attachments. Gordon Keen announced on the accessuk list > that I allowed the spreading of viruses which has had a devostating > effect upon the list. > > There's no justification of html messages on this list that I can think > of as we're discussing speech access to GNU/Linux interface. How do you > gain from sending or receiving html messages? Please enlighten me. > > > Gena > > > > Blindness Advocacy and Self Help Online www.bashonline.org > > >No way! > > > >Windows users should employ a anti virus strategy. The responsibility > >lies with the recipient of the mail, and not the list service. > > > >Just my opinion! > > > > > >Stephen Dawes <B.A., B.Sc.> > >The City of Calgary > > Web Business Office #8300 > > PO Box 2100 Postal Station M. > > Calgary, Alberta, Canada. T2P 2M5 > >Phone: (403) 268-5527 > >Fax: (403) 268-6423 > >Email: stephen.dawes at gov.calgary.ab.ca > > >Internet: http://www.gov.calgary.ab.ca > > > >FOIPP NOTIFICATION > >This communication is intended ONLY for the use of the person or entity=20 > >named above and may contain information that is confidential or legally=20 > >privileged. If you are not the intended recipient named above or a > >person > >responsible for delivering messages or communications to the intended=20 > >recipient, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any use, distribution, or=20 > >copying of this communication or any of the information contained in it=20 > >is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in > >error, > >please notify us immediately by telephone and then destroy or delete > >this > >communication, or return it to us by mail if requested by us. > > > >Thank you for your attention and co-operation.=20 > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: 'Georgina' [mailto:gena at gena-j.net] > >> Sent: 2002 May 14 12:48 PM > >> To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >> Subject: Consensus opinion required - was 'more worms' > >>=20 > >>=20 > >> Hi All > >>=20 > >> Because of the use of html messages being used to transmit Windows > >> viruses, I wondered if folks would agree to having list messages > >> restricted to plain text only? > >>=20 > >> The list owner will act upon whatever the consensus is. > >>=20 > >> Gena > >>=20 > >> Have your say: > >> Blindness Advocacy and Self Help Online www.bashonline.org > >>=20 > >> Please don't send me MS Word documents, see > >> http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > >>=20 > >> Personal Contact Details: > >> E-mail: gena at gena-j.net WWW: http://www.gena-j.net ICQ: 144169465 > >>=20 > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Speakup mailing list > >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >>=20 > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Speakup mailing list > >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
