This isn't true per say. You can control if your mail client adds addresses to which you reply into your address book. Greg On Wed, May 15, 2002 at 05:08:55AM +0300, Octavian Rasnita wrote: > Go to www.symantec.com and read how a virus works. > > If I reply to a message, the address of the list will go in my address book, > and a virus can send itself without telling me that. > And it can go to the list where somebody can be infected, if they don't have > a good antivirus. > > It would be a good idea (if you care so much about the viruses) to have a > website where the list members can upload a file with a simple form, and > that form print then the direct link to that uploaded file. > The list member can put that link in their message and of course, if the > list won't accept attachments, no virus will come to the list. > Of course, it is a little more complicated than attaching a file but it is > more safe, and if someone wants help.... > > Teddy, > orasnita at home.ro > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "'Georgina'" <gena at gena-j.net> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 1:14 AM > Subject: Re: Consensus opinion required - was 'more worms' > > > Hi > > The only request is for the forwarding of plain text messages only. I > only explained the steps I undertook as a list owner when I set up a > list which I exspected the majority of subscribers to be Windows users. > > Most of the files transfered on this list are scripts or configuration > files which are text documents and its easier for the reader if its > contents is in the body of the message. Compression agents are > different across platforms too. So everyone can read it if it is in the > body of the message. > > Gena > > > > Blindness Advocacy and Self Help Online www.bashonline.org > > >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 at gena-j.net> > >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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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
