Jack, thank you for reminding me to do that. Got a email from the local Apple group the other day about the trojan horse and had not gotten around to unchecking the "Open safe files after downloading". Fortunately we still have to go through the password process before anything gets installed on the system.
73s Jim On May 5, 2011, at 5:40 PM, Jack Brindle wrote: > Jim; > > We don't have any virii on the Mac OS X, but there are a few trojans out. You > really need to think twice before clicking on links (true for any platform). > It is highly recommended that you have "Open "safe" files after downloading" > UNchecked in Safari preferences. Automatically running an unsafe downloaded > file will eventually get you into trouble and compromise your system! > > Jack B, W6FB > > > On May 5, 2011, at 3:20 PM, JAMES ROGERS wrote: > >> You got that right Ron, I clicked on that one before I even thought. Thank >> goodness I am running a Mac. At least I have some protection for the bevy of >> PC malware. >> >> 73s, Jim >> On May 5, 2011, at 5:00 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: >> >>> It's pretty easy to tell that a link is dangerous - just look at the >>> context. If they say "click here" with no explanation, Eric himself couldn't >>> convince me to click on the link. After all, people's e-mail addresses do >>> get hijacked and usually the person has no idea it happened - it's not their >>> computer that is infected, just someone who happened to have the 'victim's' >>> e-mail address in a computer with a virus. >>> >>> And, of course, a note without a call sign and no explanation as to why no >>> call sign was offered but which has a link to click is just about as big a >>> "red flag" as one could find. >>> >>> Ron AC7AC >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net >>> [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Ragle >>> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 1:53 PM >>> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net >>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Gregory >>> >>> Stronger than that! >>> >>> Up until now, this list has been remarkably free of phishing and spam. >>> Someone needs to tighten down the screws on the spam filtering, as >>> "Gregory" has clearly discovered a way in. I would hate to lose the >>> levity and learning that this list presents, but if the two recent >>> pieces of junk are followed by more, I will have to put Elecraft on my >>> forbidden list. Not good! >>> >>> John Ragle -- W1ZI >>> >>> ===== >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> JIM ROGERS, W4ATK >> w4...@bellsouth.net >> http://web.me.com/jimrogers_w4atk >> K3/100 P3 >> K2/10 >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > JIM ROGERS, W4ATK w4...@bellsouth.net http://web.me.com/jimrogers_w4atk K3/100 P3 K2/10 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
