From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from rwcrmhc54.attbi.com ([216.148.227.87]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 177lEf-0007PA-00 for ; Tue, 14 May 2002 18:57:37 -0400 Received: from mycomputer ([24.62.38.156]) by rwcrmhc54.attbi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20020514222610.IKXX8633.rwcrmhc54.attbi.com@mycomputer> for ; Tue, 14 May 2002 22:26:10 +0000 Message-ID: <002501c1fb96$23562980$02263e18@mycomputer> From: "Igor Gueths" To: References: <20020514163230.C31102@romualt.dhs.org> Subject: Re: Consensus opinion required - was 'more worms' Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 18:24:18 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi Greg. That's where progs like Edonkey2000 come in. Norton antivirus = partition magic you name it! All the crap that isn't worth paying for.=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Gregory Nowak To: Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 5:32 PM Subject: Re: Consensus opinion required - was 'more worms' > The problem with getting antivirus software is that there is no = freeware antivirus software. In addition to paying for such software, = some company's such as Mcafee expect you to pay for engine and dat file = upgrades after a year. >=20 > Second, URLs are perfectly accessible in plain-text messages. > Greg >=20 >=20 > On Tue, May 14, 2002 at 03:04:54PM -0600, Dawes, Stephen wrote: > > All you are doing is introducing censorship!=20 > >=20 > > If you are a windows user for reading your mail, and don't want your = computer attacked with every virus that happens down the wire, then get = an anti virus program and run it on your computer.=20 > >=20 > > If you don't like HTML in in your messages, do like some members of = the list do, and right a process to strip it off. In fact, if you ask = the right people, they may even share what they have already developed = for this process. (No, I am not the one using a stripping process.) > >=20 > > There are reasons for people to have their format set the way in = which they do, and I don't think that a list should be censoring the = formatting of a message. > >=20 > > In my case, the corporate standard is to have the email client = respond to a message in the same format that it was sent in. They would = also prefer use of html so that any url's sent in a message are easily = accessed, and active. > >=20 > > So, if you choose to implement such a form of censorship, then I = guess that I will be dropped from the list automatically. Yes some of = you will say no loss, but then I guess I would no longer be able to help = those where and when I can. To those people, I will say sorry in = advance, list censorship prevents me from assisting you. > >=20 > > Come on, folks, take some responsibility for your own set ups, and = stop trying to pass off the responsibility on to some else. There is too = much of NIMBY in the world today to have it show up here on the list.=20 > > (NIMBY, Not In My BackYard!) > >=20 > > Frankly, I am tired of hearing about the email formatting woes, and = that is all this thread is about, when you dig down to the bottom of the = problem.=20 > > A wolf in sheep's clothing is still a wolf! > >=20 > > "But that's just my opinion, I could be wrong!" (Dennis Miller) > >=20 > > Steve Dawes > > PH: (403) 268-5527.=20 > > Mailto: sdawes@gov.calgary.ab.ca=20 > >=20 > >=20 > >=20 > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Igor Gueths [mailto:igueths@attbi.com] > > > Sent: 2002 May 14 2:10 PM > > > To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > Subject: Re: Consensus opinion required - was 'more worms' > > >=20 > > >=20 > > > Hi. I think that this method is both better and more=20 > > > standard. I wouldn't mind if messages were restricted to=20 > > > text. I don't transmit in html anyway.=20 > > > ----- Original Message -----=20 > > > From: 'Georgina' > > > To: > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 2:48 PM > > > Subject: Consensus opinion required - was 'more worms' > > >=20 > > >=20 > > > > Hi All > > > >=20 > > > > 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? > > > >=20 > > > > The list owner will act upon whatever the consensus is. > > > >=20 > > > > Gena > > > >=20 > > > > Have your say: > > > > Blindness Advocacy and Self Help Online www.bashonline.org > > > >=20 > > > > Please don't send me MS Word documents, see > > > > http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > >=20 > > > > Personal Contact Details: > > > > E-mail: gena@gena-j.net WWW: http://www.gena-j.net ICQ: = 144169465 > > > >=20 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > >=20 > > >=20 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > >=20 > >=20 > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup