I passed on Ashley's message to my server (Hello, my name is David, I'm your
server tonight <g>. I've been working with David and his server for many
years). I goofed, I should have seen it. Don't ever open a possible "kiddie
virus". The extension on the file gives you a hint (a file is a file name
and an extension separated by a dot - not the same as the things you do on
the internet. The file Ashley attached, in all innocence, had the long title
What is a Digital Filter_.eml.

The end of that is your clue. It is an executable file that could carry a
virus that attacks you, or attacks the web and your correspondents. It is
the .eml that tells you that.

It is late, and I've got a whole bunch of your messages to look at before
bed (and before running out of beer), and a lot of spam to consign to the
meat grinder of my trash can. But this is important to any list, whatever
the strings involved.

Attachments can be virulent, but don't worry too much. If someone reminds me
tomorrow I'll make a list of the safe and the sorry. But if the extension is
.txt, or .doc it can be read with the normal word processors or the natural
OS, and I'm pretty sure .pdf is safe (the Adobe Acrobat format, I'd not
worry about it). The picture formats should also be safe, but I'll not
guarantee it, have to get off the golf course and recheck the sources. .jpg,
.jpeg, such things should be OK.
Don't touch a .eml, or a .sys, or .dsl. I'll have to look a bit further to
give you a definitive list. NO ONE WILL EVER SEND YOU SOMETHING THAT IS AN
EXECUTABLE ATTACHMENT, UNLESS THEY HAVE A BAD PURPOSE. Pardon the caps, but
do look at that extension on the file.

Best, Jon


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