Looks like the mobileactive.org discussion list guidelines. Verbatim, in fact, until #6. Which I will, in turn, appropriate... :)
Katrin On Aug 3, 2012, at 3:07 PM, Yosem Companys wrote: > Hi All, > > We have revised the Liberationtech mailing list guidelines to restrict the > sending of attachments to avoid viruses and spyware (#6 below). > > A big thanks to Brian Conley and Nathan of Guardian Project for helping > compose the text. > > Best, > > Yosem > > > > ***** > > Moderation Guidelines: > > We've had an influx of super-interesting people join the Liberationtech > mailing list. That would be... YOU!!! We are up to 1,500 members and > counting. You're an amazing bunch of researchers, practitioners, and > journalists. You all have a passion for and an interest in how research and > design of information and communication technologies (ICTs) can be used to > promote democracy, human rights, development, governance, and other social > goods (for more, please see: > http://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/docs/about_libtech/). > Liberationtech is focused on fostering discussion and exchanging information > about how we can best achieve these ends. Sticking to this focus will make > the list useful to all. > > A few reminders on how to use this list: > > 1. Liberationtech is YOUR list. Use it to ask advice on strategic or > technical questions, offer advice on questions raised, share interesting > resources or articles, or post jobs, internships, grant announcements, CFPs, > or RFPs. Any member of the group can post to the list. So if you have > anything interesting to share, a question you are puzzling over, or something > you learned in your work, please feel free to draw on the community! > > 2. 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One of the most common way of > these attacks are through email sent pretending to be from someone it’s not > really from, or that looks identical to a real email you’ve seen but has a > virus in the attachment. Remember that all these emails will look and sound > genuine. Opening these attachments received through your inbox is similar to > inviting a spy into your computer. At downloading and opening these > attachment files on your computer, you let the spy: > > a) Steal documents and information from your system > b) Start the camera to watch around you > c) Start the microphone to listen to you > d) ...and many more > > Liberationtech recommends, if you don’t recognize the sender or the email > address, don’t confirm by replying to that email with attachment. See > https://tibetaction.net/detach-from-attachments/ for more information about > why you should refrain from sending or opening attachments from senders you > don't know. If you are expecting an email with attachment from someone, make > sure to confirm or reconfirm before downloading. It’s always better to > confirm through text message or phone call for people you know. The best > thing to do when receiving an attachment with your email is to IGNORE IT. > Start getting used to not only NOT OPENING ATTACHMENTS, but also NOT SENDING > ONE. 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You may ask for a reminder here: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > > Should you need immediate assistance, please contact the list moderator. > > Please don't forget to follow us on http://twitter.com/#!/Liberationtech Katrin Verclas MobileActive.org [email protected] skype/twitter: katrinskaya (347) 281-7191 Check out SaferMobile.org Using Mobile Technology More Securely. For Activists, Rights Defenders, and Journalists. https://safermobile.org MobileActive.org: A global network of people using mobile technology for social impact http://mobileactive.org _______________________________________________ liberationtech mailing list [email protected] Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech If you would like to receive a daily digest, click "yes" (once you click above) next to "would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily digest?" 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