Hi folks -
I would like to point out that all enclosures are removed
from the lute mailing list. That means you can not send out
pictures, music, or viruses through the list. You can
send out web addresses which when clicked will download
viruses though. So if you see a funny message it is OK to
read it, but don't click on any links. Especially, don't
click on any links that are labeled as "hidden links"!
These are sure to be questionable!
Occasionally enclosures, good or bad will be sent
through the lute mail list in an unreadable format, rather
than being removed. In this case you will see a lot of
random letters, which will not harm your computer.
A good programmer would be able to unpack this random mess
into a virus, but I advise you not to try.
You may also get a message, with spam or a virus, which
has been forged to look like it came from the lute mail list.
If you are into reading mail headers you can tell these
forgeries quite easily. The real lute mail has a
line at the top with the + and = characters and your email
address in it, also a line that reads
X-Mailing-List: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
The lute mail list only accepts postings from people who
receive lute mail. This is an extremely good way to
block spam and viruses. But occasionally mail is sent out
with the sender's address forged to be a real lute list
member, and this mail is accepted and sent to everyone.
About 300 spam and virus messages are sent to the lute
list every day!
Wayne
p.s. - tomorrow is Francesco Canova da Milano's
birthday! His wikipedia pages need a lot imore work.
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