PSA, for the umpteenth time

[redbird]

Don't send me unheralded attachments.

Not even if I know you.

And especially not as a mass-mailing so it'll land in my spam folder. For all I know, that attachment I'm not opening is a marvelous fanzine. But it's statistically a lot more likely to be a virus.

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[kightp.livejournal.com]

All attachments directed my way go to the bit-bucket, as do all HTML emails. Once in a while I glance in there before final deletion, but not always. I've explained this to my correspondents; if we actually need to swap files for some reason, we make other arrangements (Web downloads, good old-fashioned ftp sites, etc.)

I tell everyone it's because of security concerns, but the honest-to-god truth is that it spares me huge volumes of crap from people who ought to know better.

[sraun]

Me too! I'm an e-mail Luddite at home - I read e-mail in mutt. ASCII text, that's it.

I will occasionally take an HTML message and arrange to read it as presented - there are a couple of requested advertisement messages that I can't get any other way.

[avram]

Hark! The herald Word file sings,
And a viral payload brings!

[pyrzqxgl.livejournal.com]

Heh, yeah, a coworker did email me a document with a Word macro virus in it once.

[crazysoph.livejournal.com]

Don't send me unheralded attachments.

Huh, I would have thought this was just common sense not to do this anymore. Apparently some things, like the un-common-ness of common sense, aren't changing.

Crazy(and empathetic)Soph

(PS - belated birthday wishes...)