Re: Attachments and the Fairchild email list

dcasali · Post by **dcasali** » Sat Feb 17, 2001 7:08 pm

'Hi Folks,

I've heard a concern about virus propagation via the email list. Yahoo
does not provide a scanning service (as far as I can tell.

Viruses spread via email can only take hold if a user runs a virus
infected program. In practice, this means you aren't going to get a
virus via email alone; you might get one if you open a document attached
to the email unless you run a virus scanner on the attachment first.

Therefore, I am disallowing attachments to list emails. This does not
affect embedding images in hypertext email (not a virus threat).

If you have a document that you want to make available to list member,
go to the archive page at

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fairchildclub

and click on "files" to upload your document to the file archive. A
notice is automatically sent to all list users that your file is
uploaded.

If you don't have virus protection, I would suggest caution in
downloading documents. Pictures (.jpg or .gif) and Acrobat documents can
be viewed directly by your web browser and present no problem. (Just
click on the file name in the list and you'll see the contents in your
browser window. This will not present a virus threat.

Questions? Post 'em.

-- Dan Casali, Publisher
Lost River Press
Box 1286 Ketchum, ID 83340
208.726.5120

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]'

Bob & Ileen Waldron · Post by **Bob & Ileen Waldron** » Sat Feb 17, 2001 7:53 pm

'Dan,

I think that this is a GOOD idea. I have a list (using Major Domo) for our EAA Chapter, and we recently got hit with two virus
attacks in three months. It has shaken or confidence and a number of members have withdrawn from the list. I am now going to put a
stop to attachments on our list.

I think that if anyone wants to send an attachment to people, he can ask people to request it from him, then just attach it to their
reply. This should minimize the chance of infection, and any mail with an attachment was directly requested.

Good idea. I hope it works out well.

bobw

----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel P Casali
To: fairlist
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 7:09 PM
Subject: [fairchildclub] Attachments and the Fairchild email list

> Hi Folks,
>
> I've heard a concern about virus propagation via the email list. Yahoo
> does not provide a scanning service (as far as I can tell.
>
> Viruses spread via email can only take hold if a user runs a virus
> infected program. In practice, this means you aren't going to get a
> virus via email alone; you might get one if you open a document attached
> to the email unless you run a virus scanner on the attachment first.
>
> Therefore, I am disallowing attachments to list emails. This does not
> affect embedding images in hypertext email (not a virus threat).
>
> If you have a document that you want to make available to list member,
> go to the archive page at
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fairchildclub
>
> and click on "files" to upload your document to the file archive. A
> notice is automatically sent to all list users that your file is
> uploaded.
>
> If you don't have virus protection, I would suggest caution in
> downloading documents. Pictures (.jpg or .gif) and Acrobat documents can
> be viewed directly by your web browser and present no problem. (Just
> click on the file name in the list and you'll see the contents in your
> browser window. This will not present a virus threat.
>
> Questions? Post 'em.
>
>
> -- Dan Casali, Publisher
> Lost River Press
> Box 1286 Ketchum, ID 83340
> 208.726.5120
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> fairchildclub-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
>
>
>
>

'

broadhurst@talk21.com · Sun Feb 18, 2001 4:04 am

'To all,

You are right to beware of virus attack via email attachments. Also
be extremely cautious of a second e-mail from the same sender
(possibly headed "No Subject" or "See me Naked"). These were
spreading amongst aviation enthusiasts late last year. The virus
nested in, and spread via, the recipient's Outlook Express address
list. I received it several times and probably only escaped
contamination because the carriers came up on my Web-mail browser
which gave the virus no place to propagate. I know it caused at
least two of my contacts major problems and one of them (with a
Fairchild PT project) I have not heard from since and suspect he is
no longer on-line.

Regards Tony Broadhurst

--- In fairchildclub@y..., "Bob & Ileen Waldron"
wrote:

> Dan,
>
> I think that this is a GOOD idea. I have a list (using Major Domo)

for our EAA Chapter, and we recently got hit with two virus

> attacks in three months. It has shaken or confidence and a number

of members have withdrawn from the list. I am now going to put a

> stop to attachments on our list.
>
> I think that if anyone wants to send an attachment to people, he

can ask people to request it from him, then just attach it to their

> reply. This should minimize the chance of infection, and any mail

with an attachment was directly requested.

>
> Good idea. I hope it works out well.
>
> bobw
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Daniel P Casali
> To: fairlist
> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 7:09 PM
> Subject: [fairchildclub] Attachments and the Fairchild email list
>
>
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > I've heard a concern about virus propagation via the email list.

Yahoo

> > does not provide a scanning service (as far as I can tell.
> >
> > Viruses spread via email can only take hold if a user runs a virus
> > infected program. In practice, this means you aren't going to get

a

> > virus via email alone; you might get one if you open a document

attached

> > to the email unless you run a virus scanner on the attachment

first.

> >
> > Therefore, I am disallowing attachments to list emails. This does

not

> > affect embedding images in hypertext email (not a virus threat).
> >
> > If you have a document that you want to make available to list

member,

> > go to the archive page at
> >
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fairchildclub
> >
> > and click on "files" to upload your document to the file

archive. A

> > notice is automatically sent to all list users that your file is
> > uploaded.
> >
> > If you don't have virus protection, I would suggest caution in
> > downloading documents. Pictures (.jpg or .gif) and Acrobat

documents can

> > be viewed directly by your web browser and present no problem.

(Just

> > click on the file name in the list and you'll see the contents in

your

> > browser window. This will not present a virus threat.
> >
> > Questions? Post 'em.
> >
> >
> > -- Dan Casali, Publisher
> > Lost River Press
> > Box 1286 Ketchum, ID 83340
> > 208.726.5120
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
> > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> > fairchildclub-unsubscribe@y...
> >
> >
> >
> >

'