At the risk of getting into the fray...I'll state my position. When a message with an attachment arrives I simply delete it. I do not wish to risk viral contamination. Myself, I'm still waiting to make my first mistake. I'll keep everyone posted. GRINS & CHUCKLES Scot ----- Original Message ----- From: "S.Ross" <stevenross@mac.com> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 1:02 PM Subject: Re: GALLERY > Hey Bob take a break... Don't be an arsehole all your days... > > > From: "Qkano" <wildimages@lineone.net> > >> > > > > Originally from Steve... > > > >>> Have you ever made a mistake Bob? > > > >> Nah, he never makes a mistake. > >> His parents did once though ... > > > > You see, Colette, I was right. Someone on the list has given an excellent > > example for me to follow. Qkano shows the way. > > > > Sorry Steve, I now know (thanks to Qkano) that I should have added something > > like: > > > > "Yo mama!" > > > > to denigrate your parentage. > > ----------------------- > > Steve, not sending attachments to a mailing list is not specific to this > > list. While there are a very few lists that do allow attachments, it's still > > almost universal that one simply does not do this. It has been so since the > > beginning of mailing lists. Almost all lists have a FAQ (Frequently Asked > > Questions) where an admonition is given not to add attachments to your mail. > > Others give this instruction in an initial welcome message. When you signed > > on to this list you received a "Welcome Message". It contained guidelines. I > > assume the writer put a lot of thought into the Welcome Message and expected > > you to read it rather than simply dismiss him or her. If you dumped this > > message as a matter of course, then you can read it here: > > > > ftp://vmsftp.rit.edu/pub/ritphoto/photoforum/welcome > > > > I quote from the GUIDELINES contained therein: > > > > "5. Please, please DO NOT EVER send image files or other attachments to the > > list. Also, please take the trouble to trim quoted material to pertinent > > points and send messages only in plain text - do not use HTML format for > > messages sent to the list." > > > > Regards, > > Bob... > > > > >
