[BARC-List] Fwd: [mras_general] Digest Number 134

[Arthur N1NHZ]

> > [Original Message]
> > From: Richard Amirault <ramirault@erols.com>
> > To: Arthur N1NHZ <n1nhz@arrl.net>; <barc-list@mailman.qth.net>
>  > Date: 9/11/2002 10:44:39 PM
> > Subject: Re: [BARC-List] Fwd: [mras_general] Digest Number 134
> >
> > I dunno .. maybe I'm funny .. but I don't read e-Mail messages that have
> > nothing original from the sender.
         That's okay. Let each of us develop our own email policies and 
procedures. For instance, if I receive Forwarded email, my response varies. 
I look at the "From:" line and the "Subject:" line and then decide:
1. Do I immediately delete the message without opening and reading it?
2. Do I open, read and then delete the message?
3. Do I open, read and then save the message in my email files?

        Another one of my policies is NOT TO OPEN any Attachments, 
regardless of whose name appears on the "From:" line. It is my 
understanding that there are viruses, worms, trojan horses, etc. that could 
get into my email address book, steal a bunch of addresses and send the 
infected email to others with MY name on the "From:" line. My best 
defense  to prevent that from happening is to delete any Attachments that 
arrive in my incoming email. That's just my policy, others are free to have 
their own email policies.

>That is .. a message that only contains a
> > forwarded message. If someone is going to go to the trouble of forwarding a
> > message, please TELL me why you think I should read it .. otherwise I hit
> > the "delete" key.
         In this particular instance, I chose to Forward "mras_general] 
Digest Number 134" to barc-list because some barc-list subscribers may not 
be subscribers to 
"mass_races_ares_skywarn_general-owner@yahoogroups.com."  I personally felt 
that the posting of Michael P. Neilsen, W1MPN, should be given wider 
distribution to hams in the ARRL EMA Section.
          I did not alter the "From:" line of W1MPN's posting or add any 
additional comment of my own as I felt that it  would only take  attention 
away from his heartfelt message recognizing and thanking the hams who 
responded in many helpful ways to the 911 tragedy.

> >
> > Richard Amirault                                N1JDU
> >Boston, MA, USA
> > www.erols.com/ramirault        "Go Fly A Kite"

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