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Warning -- Do NOT open any newsgroup postings with attachments...
ALL of the postings with attachments you are currently seeing in the
Excel newsgroups ALL have viruses -- DO NOT OPEN. Be suspicious of any posting that is 6 KB or higher, if it doesn't look right -- don't open it. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attachments are basically only acceptable in binary newsgroups, those that have "binary" in their newsgroup names. There are very few exceptions to that and the Excel newsgroups are not an exception. Attachments greatly increase posting sizes, taking up much additional space on your computer, transmissions times, and storage on newsservers and can contain viruses. Also look for large posting sizes currently most of these postings with viruses are greater than 128K, and purport to deliver or inform you about a "Patch", or an "Update", or "Fix" with other words thrown in. i.e. Apply that important update. Prove these corrective patch ALL of the postings with attachments you are currently seeing in the Excel newsgroups ALL have or had viruses -- DO NOT OPEN. Many are to made to look like they com from Microsoft -- they don't. Viruses create forged headers, the sender is almost always not whom it appears to be so don't email the person telling them they sent you a virus in email, or to a newsgroup.. The from and to are filled in at random from collected email addresses. If you have Outlook Express 6, you can select a newsgroup posting and delete it. If you hold the SHIFT key when you delete, it will be permanently deleted, which is your safest choice if in doubt. --- HTH, David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001] My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm |
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Warning -- Do NOT open any newsgroup postings with attachments...
"David McRitchie" wrote in message
... ALL of the postings with attachments you are currently seeing in the Excel newsgroups ALL have viruses -- DO NOT OPEN. Be suspicious of any posting that is 6 KB or higher, if it doesn't look right -- don't open it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- Attachments are basically only acceptable in binary newsgroups, those that have "binary" in their newsgroup names. There are very few exceptions to that and the Excel newsgroups are not an exception. Unless I'm mistaken (in which case I would appreciate being corrected!), Outlook Express 6 doesn't allow you to block either: 1 messages larger than a certain file size (as opposed to number of lines); or 2 messages with attachments. This is a pity. |
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Warning -- Do NOT open any newsgroup postings with attachments...
"Paul" none wrote Unless I'm mistaken (in which case I would appreciate being corrected!), Outlook Express 6 doesn't allow you to block either: 1 messages larger than a certain file size (as opposed to number of lines); or 2 messages with attachments. This is a pity. You can get OE 6 to not allow the opening of attachments that may contain a virus but it's either on or off and there's no settings available. You can also use a message rule that deletes all messages from the server that have attachements. And with message rules you can delete (or move) messages that are greater than "x" bytes but I'm not sure if that works with just the message or with attachments too. Jordon |
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Warning -- Do NOT open any newsgroup postings with attachments...
For OE6
Blocking actually is only by senders email address but that doesn't mean you have to look at them otherwise. For the others you can delete, move to another folder, colorize. Not sure which options constitute checking the body, once the body is checked for a rule has been completely downloaded process by size in KB option available in email, not available in newsgroups process by number of lines (can be 0, 1, or correct) option not available for email, available for newsgroups process if it has an attachment option available for email, not available in newsgroups Restricting on *kind* of attachment does not actually refuse the email or newsgroup, it just makes the attachment unavailable while the option is in effect. The restriction is too severe, and as stated it is all or nothing it does not prevent delivery.. More information on Outlook Express 6 in email and newsgroups http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/oe6.htm -- HTH, David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001] My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm "Jordon" wrote in message ... "Paul" none wrote Unless I'm mistaken (in which case I would appreciate being corrected!), Outlook Express 6 doesn't allow you to block either: 1 messages larger than a certain file size (as opposed to number of lines); or 2 messages with attachments. This is a pity. You can get OE 6 to not allow the opening of attachments that may contain a virus but it's either on or off and there's no settings available. You can also use a message rule that deletes all messages from the server that have attachements. And with message rules you can delete (or move) messages that are greater than "x" bytes but I'm not sure if that works with just the message or with attachments too. Jordon |
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Warning -- Do NOT open any newsgroup postings with attachments...
"David McRitchie" wrote...
For OE6 Blocking actually is only by senders email address but that doesn't mean you have to look at them otherwise. ... More information on Outlook Express 6 in email and newsgroups http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/oe6.htm ... One of the very rare nice things I'll say about AOL is that it's interface does eliminate much of the risk from e-mail worms/viruses/attachments. Much safer than OEx. -- Never attach files. Snip unnecessary quoted text. Never multipost (though crossposting is usually OK). Don't change subject lines because it corrupts Google newsgroup archives. |
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Warning -- Do NOT open any newsgroup postings with attachments...
I can delete them all in OE 6 without having to download them now. I can sort the headers on
size, select first to last on what I want to delete using SHIFT, and then just hit the delete button. Used to have to go through the search rigmarole if i wanted to get rid of them, but Don pointed out the other day that I can now just delete them in situ. Works great for me, and is even rather therapeutic IMO g (Hits the delete button again and yells "Die as well, you b&%$$£$"). Am I letting this get to me too much??????? g It's even better than playing 'Rise of Nations', because it's always me that gets killed off in there!!! -- Regards Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL2K & XLXP ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attitude - A little thing that makes a BIG difference ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "David McRitchie" wrote in message ... For OE6 Blocking actually is only by senders email address but that doesn't mean you have to look at them otherwise. For the others you can delete, move to another folder, colorize. Not sure which options constitute checking the body, once the body is checked for a rule has been completely downloaded process by size in KB option available in email, not available in newsgroups process by number of lines (can be 0, 1, or correct) option not available for email, available for newsgroups process if it has an attachment option available for email, not available in newsgroups Restricting on *kind* of attachment does not actually refuse the email or newsgroup, it just makes the attachment unavailable while the option is in effect. The restriction is too severe, and as stated it is all or nothing it does not prevent delivery.. More information on Outlook Express 6 in email and newsgroups http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/oe6.htm -- HTH, David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001] My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm "Jordon" wrote in message ... "Paul" none wrote Unless I'm mistaken (in which case I would appreciate being corrected!), Outlook Express 6 doesn't allow you to block either: 1 messages larger than a certain file size (as opposed to number of lines); or 2 messages with attachments. This is a pity. You can get OE 6 to not allow the opening of attachments that may contain a virus but it's either on or off and there's no settings available. You can also use a message rule that deletes all messages from the server that have attachements. And with message rules you can delete (or move) messages that are greater than "x" bytes but I'm not sure if that works with just the message or with attachments too. Jordon --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.522 / Virus Database: 320 - Release Date: 29/09/2003 |
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Warning -- Do NOT open any newsgroup postings with attachments...
And you can also include any postings (Only about 2K in size with no attachment) that would imply
you can see some naughty neighbour sunbathing, as once the .scr file at the end of the link delivers it's payload, I would suspect that pictures of neighbours tanning will be the last thing on your mind g -- Regards Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL2K & XLXP ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attitude - A little thing that makes a BIG difference ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- snip Be suspicious of any posting that is 6 KB or higher, if it doesn't look right -- don't open it. snip --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.522 / Virus Database: 320 - Release Date: 29/09/2003 |
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Warning -- Do NOT open any newsgroup postings with attachments...
"Ken Wright" wrote...
. . . you can see some naughty neighbour sunbathing, . . . They probably add insult to injury - the neighbor is probably some old guy weighing in over 20 stone. |
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Warning -- Do NOT open any newsgroup postings with attachments...
LOL - Must admit, I wouldn't want to see my neighbours like that!!! :-)
-- Regards Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL2K & XLXP ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attitude - A little thing that makes a BIG difference ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Harlan Grove" wrote in message ... "Ken Wright" wrote... . . . you can see some naughty neighbour sunbathing, . . . They probably add insult to injury - the neighbor is probably some old guy weighing in over 20 stone. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.522 / Virus Database: 320 - Release Date: 29/09/2003 |
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