Re: message from "Crook"

[Karl Trappe <trappe@PHYSICS.UTEXAS.EDU>]

My point precisely.  Thank you, Daniel.  Karl

> > I've just received a message on the net, sender is "Crook", with mime
> > attachments.  Is it safe to open?  I've replied with a "who are you?".
> >                                 Regards,
> >                                         Jack
> The message I received did not contain a real document attachment; it had
> an HTML version of the message appended, and was virus-free.
>
> Please, everyone -- turn off HTML-mail, vcards and other automatic
> attachment-generating email settings.  PHYS-L is neither an appropriate
> nor a safe place to be sending attachments.  Attachments spread virii
> and choke up digests.  If you want to share a document, contact me privately
> and I will serve it from purcell, then give you a URL to share in a posting.
>
> For a discussion of attachments, see
> http://purcell.phy.nau.edu/PHYS-L   AND
> http://purcell.phy.nau.edu/danmac/aug99listsmanu/
>
> Dan M
>
> Dan MacIsaac, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Northern AZ Univ
> danmac@nau.edu          http://purcell.phy.nau.edu         PHYS-L list owner

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