First, thanks for all the good wishes. I really appreciate them. Now on to Kirby's post...
I *can* allow the listserv to permit attachments, but the reason for the ban is to help control the spread of viruses/worms, etc. It is dangerous to assume that everyone subscribed to MoPo is running up-to-date virus protection software. Permitting attachments could prove disastrous. Over the last year, my filmfan.com e-mail address has been bombarded with thousands (and I'm not joking here) of virus-infected e-mails that had to have come from past or present MoPo subs who had my address in their address books. One attack sent virus-infected e-mails to my inbox every 60 seconds for more than 24-hours. What a horrible experience that was. I receive about 2-3 rejected postings weekly from the listserv that are spam messages originating from legitimate MoPo subscriber addresses, but probably sent out without their knowledge. Whether their machines have been compromised or just their address books stolen (which obviously contain the MoPo posting address) I'm not sure. But it brings home the potential threat to all of us. Plus not everyone has a high-speed internet connection. If you add attachments/images, etc. it can really slow down the download of a person's e-mail. Posting a link to an image is not so terrible and then only people really interested will be downloading that image. Scott MoPo List Owner -----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kirby McDaniel Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 11:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [MOPO] A wish for MOPO If I had one wish for MoPo, it would be that we could move it technologically forward a bit and allow attachments or html. Don't you think enough time has gone by so that most people's computers could handle small files? This is done at Movie Poster Talk, and I think it's a great thing. Kirby McDaniel MovieArt Original Film Posters P.O. Box 4419 Austin TX 78765-4491 512 479 6680 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
