[nagdu] list safety

[cheryl echevarria]

my e-mail address was compromised I had to change my password, and msn is 
taking care of it, but hopefully after today it will be taken care of.

If you get an e-mail from me with only a link and nothing else, do not open 
it.

I am so sorry for any inconvenience.

Cheryl Echevarria
Independent Travel Consultant
C10-10646

http://Echevarriatravel.com
1-866-580-5574

http://blog.echevarriatravel.com
Reservations at echevarriatravel.com
Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel CST-1018299-10


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie J" <julielj at windstream.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 7:57 AM
Subject: [nagdu] list safety


> Hello all!
>
> Recently there have been  messages with suspicious links in them.  A few 
> weeks ago there was the issue with spoof email.  So I thought I'd take a 
> moment to make some suggestions.
>
> Minimize sending and opening attachments.  Never open an attachment that 
> you have no idea what it is or who sent it.    FYI I only extremely rarely 
> open attachments sent to lists.
>
> The NAGDU list does allow attachments.  I ask that you announce the 
> attachment in the body of the message and explain what is in it.
>
> Keep your anti virus, spyware, firewall etc software up to date.  That 
> still doesn't guarantee 100% safety, but it goes a long, long way.  The 
> local computer repair store charges $100 to remove viruses.  I just spent 
> about that  amount for three years of anti virus protection for my son's 
> computer.  You do the math.
>
> Do not open links sent in email from people you don't know.
> Generally people introduce themselves if they are new to the list.  If you 
> don't know who the sender is and the message came from the NAGDU list, 
> ask.
>
> Use caution with email that has strange subject lines or no subject.
> Please use subject lines when sending messages to the NAGDU list.  More 
> people will know what your talking about, feel better about opening the 
> message and it's just good netiquette.
>
> If the only thing in an email is a link, use extreme caution.
> I extremely rarely open these.  Again if you're sending a link to the 
> list, please let us know what it is.
>
> If the link looks odd, don't open it.  Generally speaking links will be a 
> business name or short description of the type of service, followed by 
> .com .net .org .biz .edu or .gov   Sometimes there is a two letter 
> extension that indicates the country.  Use extreme caution if you don't 
> recognize it!
>
> HTH
> Julie
> NAGDU list moderator
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