Re: [strawbale] Virus warning - again !

["Rene Dalmeijer" <rened@cistron...>]

Regarding viruses I suggest that the list server is set up in such a way
that attachments are not forwarded to the subscribers. In many ways this is
good practice because many people who are noet interested in the attachments
and have slow or expensive intenet access don't have to wait while included
attachments are downloaded. Secondly If just one of us gets infected by a
virus all of us are in danger of receiving the virus. As the list grows this
danger becomes bigger and bigger.

Until sofar I subscribe to Liza's suggestion to not to open attachments from
the strawbale list. Currently there are some really agressive e-mail viruses
circulating. My own current policy is not to open any attachment I am not
completely sure of the content.

If you would like to share information that you can't place in an e-mail
text directly place it on a web-site. Your own or ask some one on the list
to do it for you. Or send it directly to people who ask for it. When you do
attach something after a request describe in your e-mail what you have
attached. (if I am not 100% sure I will not open it)

Rene.
-----Original Message-----
From: Lisa Walcher <w.lisa@nusurf...>
To: strawbale-l@eyfa... <strawbale-l@eyfa...>
Date: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 8:32 PM
Subject: Re: [strawbale] Virus warning - again !


hi everybody!
its really a pity with this virus mails - I do not open attachements
anymore - everybody can include interresting information by copying it - I
am also member of another group - and they do not open attachements, too. I
am not really trusting in antivirus systems, I prefer not opening dates
which I do not know exactly.
greetings
lisa