I received a reply to our posting that has the message "Take a look to the
attachment". I knew it was not part of our posting so I suspected it could
be a virus. I deleted the message and did not even bother to open the
attachment. The message came from Dan Mehlhorn.
Thanks for the info.
Melody de Leon
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Frenkel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: Take a look to the attachment - or why bad grammar is always
bad news
> William,
> thanks for looking into the attachments. I have the
> same philosophy on attachments. The viruses are bad
> enough but if someone sends something obscene it causes
> just as many problems in an office.
> Regards,
> Dave Frenkel
> > If you happen to get a private e-mail from a subscriber to EDI-L which
> > seems to be replying to an EDI-L posting and adds "Take a look to the
> > attachment," please don't open or double click the attachment. It's a
> > virus.
> >
> > My general philosophy is to trust an e-mail attachment only if I know
> > the person at the other end. And more importantly, their writing must
> > sound like him or her. For example, only Rachel Foerster can write like
> > Rachel Foerster, so I'd merrily click away at anything she sent me in
> > anticipation of feasting on strategic scenarios.
> >
> > But the terse "Take a look to the attachment" exhibits all the signs of
> > a non-English speaker who will never master prepositions, and is one of
> > the hallmarks of a virus laden e-mail.
> >
> > William J. Kammerer
> > Rachel Foerster & Associates, Ltd.
> > Columbus, US-OH
> >
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