Good point. Since I __never__ click on a URL or attachment from anyone that I don't when I'm in a Windows environment, that never came to mind. When I need to, I normally will copy the URL or save the attachment and copy to my Linux box. Can't do much damange there since I disable Javascript and other executable material.
-- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Hal Merritt > Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 9:32 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Complimentary E-book Thriller from author, > Marshall Chamberlain > > How do you know it's a simple spam and not a hook for > malware? That is, click on the link out of curiosity and get > infected. > > Some say that if you are not paranoid then you just don't > understand. But others say how can you be paranoid if they > really are out to get you? > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of McKown, John > Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 7:36 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Complimentary E-book Thriller from author, > Marshall Chamberlain > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Darth Keller > > Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 7:22 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Complimentary E-book Thriller from author, Marshall > > Chamberlain > > > > How is this appropriate? > > It's not. It is simply spam from a know nothing and cares for > nothing type of person. Guarantees that I will remember his > name and publisher. So that I never buy anything from either. > > -- > John McKown > Systems Engineer IV > IT > > Administrative Services Group > > HealthMarkets(r) > > 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 > (817) 255-3225 phone * > [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain > confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the > intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail > and destroy all copies of the original message. > HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten > and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, > Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West > National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA > Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > > > -----Original Message----- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access > instructions, send email to [email protected] with the > message: INFO IBM-MAIN > NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files > transmitted with it are intended > exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is > addressed. The message, > together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or > privileged information. > Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, > disclosure or distribution > is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in > error, please > immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
