Re: Status

[Mark Knecht <markknecht comcast net>]

On Mon, 2004-02-02 at 10:53, Chris Hewitt wrote:
> Mark Knecht wrote:
> 
> >My question in this area is that I'm a Linux/Evolution user for email but
> >
> If you would recognise the email as "suspicious", and you read it under 
> linux, then I would think the easiest (and safest) thing is just to 
> delete the email.

This seem amazingly naive. Certain message arrive and I have rules
installed to forward them. They could have attachments and I never read
them. 

Is the world really as hands on, email by email, as you suggest? I'm so
automated these days that stuff is flying in and out in net time. I
receive between 500 & 1000 emails a day, addressed to me from mailing
lists and other places. I have rules in place to copy things of interest
(certain words or people) to special locations, and to forward to a few
folks. No way am I going to do this by hand.

Or maybe we just handle this stuff very differently. That's cool too.

> 
> >1) Since I may possibly be moving the attachment to a Windows box on my
> >network later, I don't want to save an attachment with a virus.
> >
> Would you be saving an attachment called "file.scr" or whatever (there 
> are quite a lot of different filenames being used) then moving it onto a 
> windows box?

Again, and I don't mean to be too condescending, but that is the name of
this weeks attachment. Think more globally. What about a zip file that
has a virus infected file in it? 

I feel that it's not about what you can see with your eyes. As I stated
when I first asked the question, it's about being a good citizen and
doing the most you can, or at least what's reasonable. I will not be a
Linux user who says everyone using a Windows box or Outlook is stupid
and deserves no help. I will protect myself by using Linux, and I will
attempt to protect others within my abilities and means. I will not
knowingly, or even unknowingly if possible, send a virus to anyone. It's
just part of my way of living...

> 
> Or am I being too simplistic? I've had many instances of this virus come 
> in over the last week. They have all looked "suspicious" to me so have 
> just deleted them (then I get the autoresponder emails telling me that 
> I've sent them a virus, grrrr!)
> 

Yes, that is frustrating, but then again, not as frustrating as sending
someone a virus. (At least for me...)

Cheers,
Mark