Re: [CH] chipotle $
Marianne Meisels (marandy@netvision.net.il)
Sun, 13 Jun 1999 19:21:15 +0000
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> To say nothing about getting kvetched at because I shared an email virus
> warning because *I'm* vulnerable by people's possible ignorance!
>
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> IE I don't understand why I was jumped on. I'm protecting myself, first of
> all, and I sent a valid email warning about a valid problem... it crashed
> my father's system yesterday and he in the staff judiciary of the USAF,
> even though it has a lot of protections, this has a unique way of squeezing
> through. All it would take is ONE person sending this to the Chilihead
> digest and it could cause a considerable probem to an unwitting employee.
>
> Please consider that.
> I won't bring it up again unless I get an intelligent response, even though
> I know it's a valid issue.
>
I second Tantrika's views on this. Even though I have learned to be
"virus savvy" to the extent that I have an anti-virus program which I
do my best to update weekly, I can't keep up with every new virus and
worm in cyberspace and therefore I'm very grateful when anyone on one
of the lists I belong to posts a valid warning since, at the very
least, it serves as a reminder to check my program's virus list
and get the very latest update if necessary. And it is definitely
pertinent to the list since none of us wants to lose it which might
happen if the majordomo inadvertently got infected... I don't know
whether to laugh or scream at everybody attacking someone who just
wants to help us all continue enjoying the list on the one hand,
while encouraging "twister" and knuckle-dragging posts on the other!
Marianne