From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from sccrmhc01.attbi.com ([204.127.202.61]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1787Y8-0000s3-00 for ; Wed, 15 May 2002 18:47:12 -0400 Received: from mycomputer ([24.62.38.156]) by sccrmhc01.attbi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20020515224645.ZHAC8004.sccrmhc01.attbi.com@mycomputer> for ; Wed, 15 May 2002 22:46:45 +0000 Message-ID: <002701c1fc62$308c9a40$02263e18@mycomputer> From: "Igor Gueths" To: References: <20020514163230.C31102@romualt.dhs.org> <002501c1fb96$23562980$02263e18@mycomputer> <000901c1fc47$59999700$fa0a9718@nt.charterne.com> Subject: Re: Consensus opinion required - was 'more worms' Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 18:45:19 -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 Alex. Actually, I like Donkey better. I've found all sorts of = winblows stuff, all those progs you mentioned, plus ebooks. Everything = from military field manuals to guide to PHP. Its all there! ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Alex Snow To: Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 3:26 PM Subject: Re: Consensus opinion required - was 'more worms' > Let's see... visual studio enterprise, partition magic, norton system = works > 2002 pro, frontpage, You name it, It got it from kazaa. It's one of = the > best file sharing networks for winblows. Hell, you can even get = winblows > from it! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Igor Gueths" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 6:24 PM > Subject: Re: Consensus opinion required - was 'more worms' >=20 >=20 > 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. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gregory Nowak > To: > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 5:32 PM > Subject: Re: Consensus opinion required - was 'more worms' >=20 >=20 > > 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. > > > > Second, URLs are perfectly accessible in plain-text messages. > > Greg > > > > > > On Tue, May 14, 2002 at 03:04:54PM -0600, Dawes, Stephen wrote: > > > All you are doing is introducing censorship! > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > 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.) > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > 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. > > > (NIMBY, Not In My BackYard!) > > > > > > 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. > > > A wolf in sheep's clothing is still a wolf! > > > > > > "But that's just my opinion, I could be wrong!" (Dennis Miller) > > > > > > Steve Dawes > > > PH: (403) 268-5527. > > > Mailto: sdawes@gov.calgary.ab.ca > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----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' > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi. I think that this method is both better and more > > > > standard. I wouldn't mind if messages were restricted to > > > > text. I don't transmit in html anyway. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: 'Georgina' > > > > To: > > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 2:48 PM > > > > 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: > > > > > Blindness Advocacy and Self Help Online www.bashonline.org > > > > > > > > > > Please don't send me MS Word documents, see > > > > > http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > > > > > > > Personal Contact Details: > > > > > E-mail: gena@gena-j.net WWW: http://www.gena-j.net ICQ: = 144169465 > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup