From: CCP4 bulletin board on behalf of Frank von Delft
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2016 8:17:55 AM
To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] {meta} posts with pdfs
I thought the whole point of the BB is to educate on human gullibility.
Admittedly on a slightly different topic, but
I thought the whole /point/ of the BB is to educate on human
gullibility. Admittedly on a slightly different topic, but apparently
it's effective. Hurrah.
On 13/12/2016 14:13, Ian Tickle wrote:
Clicking a link to a bogus PDF would have the same effect as clicking
the PDF itself, i.e. the
Clicking a link to a bogus PDF would have the same effect as clicking the
PDF itself, i.e. the goal is to get you to what's made up to look like a
login page for Googledocs or whatever, but actually steals your login
details. So although it's true that blocking PDFs would stop this
particular hack
Auftrag von Jon
Agirre
Gesendet: Dienstag, 13. Dezember 2016 14:50
An: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Betreff: Re: [ccp4bb] {meta} posts with pdfs
Better.
Article requests can always be dealt with off list, unless they're open access,
in which case providing a link would be a better option for publi
Better.
Article requests can always be dealt with off list, unless they're open
access, in which case providing a link would be a better option for
publishers, authors and uninterested recipients.
I think it's a win-win scenario.
On 13 December 2016 at 13:35, Paul Emsley wrote:
> Would this ma
Would this mailing list be better or worse if mails with pdfs were blocked?
