On Monday 10 May 2010 14:39:34 you wrote: > ********************************************************************* > WEB STANDARDS GROUP MAIL LIST DIGEST > ********************************************************************* > > > From: tee <weblis...@gmail.com> > Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 04:29:52 -0700 > Subject: phsing email sent from li...@webstandardsgroup.org? > > A warning post! > I am usually very careful about email like this, but this one caught me > off guard as it's from my trusted wsg, and that there had had no new > threads for many days. > > Received the same email two days ago and few minutes ago. > > SMTP and POP3 servers for li...@webstandardsgroup.org mailbox are > changed. Please carefully read the attached instructions before updating > settings. > > http://mimozkaa.googlegroups.com/web/setup.zip > > > The first time I ignored it, but just now it arrived I accidentally > clicked on the link and it downloaded a "setup.exe". Hopefully me being > a Mac user preventing any malicious attack from happening in my machine > or mailbox that may infects other email addresses who are in my address > book. > > Can something WSG do to prevent similar email from sending again? > > > Thanks! > > tee > > ************************************************************** > Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org > **************************************************************
Fortunately, I had enough common sense to discern the suspicious domain name from wsg assignments and not click on the link. Nevertheless, I'm a happy (and proud) Linux user. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alan C. Whiteman Visualis Web Design http://visualis.us (562) 305-2862 ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
