Re: hwg mailing list Protocol ???

I'm on several lists, including one that feeds me viruses like it was the
sole order of business.  Some safety precaustions that help...and that HWG
does support well:

1) No HTML/RTF email allowed.  That right there cuts out all kinds of
viruses, because plain text doesn't support the scripting that HTML does.

2) No attachments.  HWG doesn't allow them.  Never open an attachment you
were not expecting, even f its from someone you know, until you have
confirmed that it is not a virus.

3) In Windows, make your autoexec.bat read-only.  Really does help.

4) Disable Windows Script Hosting

I can assure you that this list is safer than the mail you get from people
you know...:)

D


----- Original Message -----
From: Kate Pollara <kpollara(at)home.com>

I am a newbie on this list and have an observation that concerns me.  With
all the problems associated with email coming from people you don't know, I
am concerned whether or not I should be opening the mail I get from people
on the list.  That is, I have been on other mailing lists and the subjects
of the mailings are much clearer than the ones I've received so far from
this list such that I know its mailing list mail and not junk mail.

Is there any way that people can add a code such as hwg at the beginning of
their subject area so we can all know that the mail we are opening isn't
junk mail/spam/virus etc?

example:
Subject:   hwg Any title you wish to ask about

This would be a terrific courtesy that would make us all feel a lot more
comfortable with receiving mail from unknown sources.
I really want to stay on this list but have serious concerns about knowing
what I am opening.  If you have ever detected a virus on your system,
perhaps you can appreciate my concern.
Kate Pollara

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