Lauren said: "PS: By the way, you can often tell if a link is a virus if you mouse-over and the actual URL doesn't match the visible link and/or ends in .exe. Don't click on those!" This is definitely true for phishing and spoof emails, but the virus emails that contain only a link and no text generally don't do this. I would recommend never clicking on a link that doesn't have accompanying text. Teena
________________________________ From: Lauren Walker <[email protected]> To: Historical Costume <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 1:14 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Puts the burden where it belongs! PS: By the way, you can often tell if a link is a virus if you mouse-over and the actual URL doesn't match the visible link and/or ends in .exe. Don't click on those! Lauren M. Walker [email protected] On Sep 20, 2012, at 11:16 PM, Beteena Paradise wrote: > Fran, > > Perhaps you are unaware that many emails that come with just links are > viruses. It only takes a moment to write a sentence or two. It is the current > norm for email etiquette. > > Teena > > > > ________________________________ > From: Lavolta Press <[email protected]> > To: Historical Costume <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 10:57 PM > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Puts the burden where it belongs! > > If you don't want to click on them, don't. Simple as that. > > Fran > > > On 9/20/2012 6:18 PM, Ginni Morgan wrote: >> I don't click on bare links without at least a short explanation of where >> they're going or what they're about, so I agree with Joan on this. What are >> they? >> >> Ginni Morgan >> >>>>> Lavolta Press <[email protected]> 9/20/12 4:34 PM >>> >> Did you read the articles? Or the link titles? >> >> Fran >> Lavolta Press >> http://www.lavoltapress.com/ >> >> >> On 9/20/2012 4:18 PM, Joan Jurancich wrote: >>> At 08:26 PM 9/16/2012, you wrote: >>>> http://www.freakonomics.com/2012/09/07/modesty-glasses/ >>>> >>>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/08/ultra-orthodox-jews-blurry-glasses_n_1757338.html >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.modestyglasses.com/index.html >>>> >>>> Fran >>>> Lavolta Press >>>> http://www.lavoltapress.com/ >>>> www.facebook.com/LavoltaPress >>> What in the world are these links about? >>> >>> >>> Joan Jurancich >>> [email protected] >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> h-costume mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> h-costume mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume >> >> >> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication with its contents may contain >> confidential and/or legally privileged information. It is solely for the use >> of the intended recipient(s). Unauthorized interception, review, use or >> disclosure is prohibited and may violate applicable laws including the >> Electronic Communications Privacy Act. If you are not the intended >> recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of the >> communication. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> h-costume mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
