[Electronics-talk] Don't make a bad situation worse [was "Re: (no subject)"]

[Christopher Chaltain]

I'd also suggest that if you want to warn the list about a suspicious 
link, you don't repost the offensive link. I'd also claim that such a 
warning is probably not going to be very useful since most people will 
have just ignored such a link and most people will see the early post 
before they see your warning anyway. Finally, I'd suggest a different 
wording for such a warning. I didn't feel very warned when I read 
Frida's post.

On 19/02/12 11:56, David Andrews wrote:
> Frida:
>
> I am sorry you are upset, but Christopher is right, and there is little
> I can do in this kind of situation. If someone gets a virus or spyware,
> and it uses his/her address book, the list is going to pass the message
> because it is from a member. The server does have antivirus software
> which is going to catch the worst stuff, but viruses change all the
> time, and nothing is absolute. Also, it won't stop a message that just
> has a bad link in it. It just analyzes the messages themselves, it
> doesn't follow all links.
>
> If bad posts persist I of course remove addresses. However in the end
> all any of us can do is keep our anti virus and anti spyware software up
> to date and use common sense.
>
> You should trust nothing absolutely, even me!
>
> Dave
>
> At 01:48 PM 2/17/2012, you wrote:
>> I totally agree with everything you said, however, besides the fact
>> that I love to argue, the link was posted to our trusted listserv and
>> that is why I opened it. Besides, I was trying to prevent people from
>> going to a website, that, could have viruses. Time was of the essence.
>> Frida
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Chaltain"
>> <chaltain at gmail.com>
>> Cc: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 10:55 AM
>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Don't make a bad situation worse [was "Re:
>> (no subject)"]
>>
>>
>>> Well, first, you shouldn't be clicking on links from people you don't
>>> know in messages with no subject lines. In fact, you shouldn't be
>>> clicking on links even from people you do know since it's the people who
>>> have you in their address books who will be sending you viruses.
>>>
>>> I agree it's unacceptable, but maybe someone's PC is infected with a
>>> virus and this wasn't done intentionally.
>>>
>>> Either way, I think continuing to discuss it on list is just making the
>>> problem worse and is unacceptable in it's own way. If you don't think
>>> David caught it then bring it up with him off list. I think I've seen
>>> three messages come in so far on a message where I just hit the delete
>>> key, and furthermore, this link, which someone may suspect is a virus,
>>> has now been reposted to the list three times.
>>>
>>> On 17/02/12 12:24, Ray Foret Jr wrote:
>>>> You and me both!!! I imagine Dave will want to look in to how this
>>>> can be prevented; or, at least curtailed.
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>>>>
>>>> On Feb 17, 2012, at 11:18 AM, Frida Aizenman wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> This is not, I repeat, not acceptable. Something about a website
>>>>> from Canada selling healthcare products.
>>>>> I just hope my computer was not infected, even though, I have Spy
>>>>> Doctor protection.
>>>>> Needless to say, I am very annoyed.
>>>>> Frida
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: nt100t1 at gmail.com
>>>>> To: nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org ; nt100t1 at gmail.com ;
>>>>> PriorityClubeStatement at email.ichotelsgroup.com ;
>>>>> dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org ; nfb-announce-bounces at nfbnet.org ;
>>>>> dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org ; electronics-talk at nfbnet.org ;
>>>>> electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org ;
>>>>> electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 8:54 AM
>>>>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] (no subject)
>>>
>>> <Offending link removed.>

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