Hello ATEG list members,

Nancy's note and the recent bombardment of email with "nasty" attachments
confirmed for me that we needed to make a move to protect list members from
rogue e-mail.  As a result, we've set the listserv to reject all messages
with attachments.

Best wishes,

Jim


>Attachments can be a problem for a couple reasons.  One, they are an
>excellent way to catch a virus.  Ordinary e-mail cannot carry a virus; only
>files like attachments can do that.  I've made it my own policy not to open
>anything that has an attachment unless I'm expecting something specific.
>Another reason attachments are a problem is that they often take longer to
>download and some people with slower connections have difficulties with
>them.  Still others simply can't read them at all because of the way their
>machines are confingured or because of the software they have on their
>computers.
>
>Nancy
>Nancy G. Patterson
>Portland Middle School, English Dept. Chair
>Portland, MI  48875
>
>"To educate as the practice of freedom is a way of teaching that anyone can
>learn."
>
>--bell hooks
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James M. Dubinsky, Ph.D.
Director of Professional Writing
Department of English
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0112
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