Consensus opinion required - was 'more worms'

['Georgina']

Hi

In the event of an infection, it is necessary to establish the route of
infection.

Gena



Blindness Advocacy and Self Help Online www.bashonline.org

>I don't understand what you mean by "everyone can cancel out the list as a
>means of infection. "
>
>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 4:40 PM
>Subject: Re: Consensus opinion required - was 'more worms'
>
>
>Hi
>
>I think that you miss the point, if the list stripped the html and java
>script from any messages that are received to the list for transmission
>everyone can cancel out the list as a means of infection.
>
>Gena
>
>
>
>Blindness Advocacy and Self Help Online www.bashonline.org
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>>The viruses send themselves even the Windows users set to text only.
>>There are viruses that don't even need a mail client for sending a mail.
>>Teddy,
>>orasnita at home.ro
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Gregory Nowak" <greg at romualt.dhs.org>
>>To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
>>Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 10:01 PM
>>Subject: Re: Consensus opinion required - was 'more worms'
>>
>>
>>No way. Windblows users should set their mail clients to send mail in plain
>>text (grin).
>>Greg
>>
>>
>>On Tue, May 14, 2002 at 12:57:09PM -0600, Dawes, Stephen wrote:
>>> 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.>
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>>> > -----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'
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Hi All
>>> >
>>> > 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?
>>> >
>>> > The list owner will act upon whatever the consensus is.
>>> >
>>> > Gena
>>> >
>>> > Have your say:
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>>> > Please don't send me MS Word documents, see
>>> > http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
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