[NEohioPAL]Abuse of posting rules on NeOhioPAL? & thanks to Fred...TANTRA, too!

Sat Jun 25 13:54:58 PDT 2005

A graphics file per se doesn't include a virus.  However, sometime those
nasty people will create a virus that looks like a virus.  It actually =
gets
a bit confusing, because there are all sorts of things that the virus =
folks
can do.  The bottom line is:

1>	You need to have good anti virus software that is constantly kept up
to date.
2>	If you get an email that contains a file that you weren't expecting
from somebody, don't open it.
3>	Always wear clean underwear...and I mean always.
4>	You should run some kind of firewall software on your computer
(Windows XP with Service Pack 2 includes one).  This is especially true =
if
you have a high speed connection through ISDN or Cable modem.

If this sounds a bit intimidating, don't let it.  A lot of this is just =
good
common sense.  If you have a geek friend, offer them some pizza some =
night
(we geeks love pizza) to show you what this means.

By the way, there's a non-profit group, the Greater Cleveland PC Users
Group, that has many meetings through the area about computers.  The
meetings are free and open to the public.  Go to www.GCPCUG.Org for more
information.

(I'm the Prez of the group...but they have nice people who love to =
answer
questions and help folks out)

RL (Bob) Coppedge, MCSE, MCDBA, MCT
Ph: (330) 656 9737
Akron: (330) 655 3534
Cell: (216) 544 5595
me at RLCoppedge.com
http://www.rlcoppedge.com/

-----Original Message-----
From: neohiopal-admin at lists.fredsternfeld.com
[mailto:neohiopal-admin at lists.fredsternfeld.com] On Behalf Of Chlo=EB =
Hopson
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 11:04 AM
To: 'Michael Roesch'; neohiopal at lists.fredsternfeld.com
Subject: RE: [NEohioPAL]Abuse of posting rules on NeOhioPAL? & thanks to
Fred...TANTRA, too!

Peace all;

Fred, thanks for putting together Neopal. So many people have come to
Passport Project through this list and I have been hipped to some great
stuff that has enriched my life. Neopal really brings the community
together.

I know I have accidently sent graphics to Neohiopal and will continue to
remind myself to skip that one address when sending out our newsletter.
Please accept my apologies for any issues this may have caused. I can
see how those using dial-up would be greatly slowed down by pretty
pictures.=20

This brings me to a question that has been on my mind...Do graphics (not
attachments) really hold viruses?--I have been wondering about this
because several friends who are really into computers tell me that it's
not true, but I saw somewhere in Neopal that they do...=20

Peace to all.

And, we have a tantra workshop with Shakthi tonight from 5-8PM...only
$35. :-)www.passportproject.org.

Namaste.

Chlo=EB  Hopson
Passport Project, Director
chloe at passportproject.org <mailto:chloe at passportproject.org>=20
ph:: 216.721.1055
http://passportproject.org
=20
Passport Project's mission is to provide exciting educational
experiences that build community through the arts, encourage respect for
diversity and rejection of racism and negative bias, and a passion for
learning and the global community.
=20
Passport Project does multicultural programs and residencies at schools,
at its Global Community Arts Center, and for the community to further
this mission. Passport Project does diversity training in the corporate
setting.
=20
Passport Project is a 501 (c) 3, non-profit organization that has been
planting seeds of peace and acceptance since 1998.

-----Original Message-----
From: neohiopal-admin at lists.fredsternfeld.com
[mailto:neohiopal-admin at lists.fredsternfeld.com] On Behalf Of Michael
Roesch
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 8:03 PM
To: neohiopal at lists.fredsternfeld.com
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Abuse of posting rules on NeOhioPAL?

Dear Fred and Fellow List Members,
I hate to be a complainer in a forum like this, but lately I have=20
noticed certain people have been really abusing the rules about making=20
posts with graphics and or attachments.  Some of us subscribers are=20
still on good old fashioned dial-up connections, so please try and be=20
considerate since I cannot get my normal email while I am waiting for=20
your 400K+ to 2MB(!!!) emails to download.  I guess I could just suck it

up or unsubscribe rather than deal with this, but I don't believe it is=20
fair that people have been consistently (and often repeatedly) IGNORING=20
the rules of posting that are very clearly defined at:
http://www.fredsternfeld.com/faqs.htm

And I quote, /"Put your message in the body of the e-mail. *No=20
attachments & no graphics." */*
*And again,/"If you want people to see pictures than you should set them

up on a website and send out the link with your message.//*"
*/
Personally, I think Fred's list is a very valuable resource that should=20
not be taken for granted or abused.  When you ignore the rules, you=20
become essentially a SPAMMER, or worse, since at least most spam is not=20
2MB in size.

I was very hesitant about sending this message for a variety of reasons,

mostly because it might piss someone off, and that is not my intention.

Perhaps this message might get a few people to think a little before=20
posting, or perhaps someone might brainstorm a solution for what seems=20
to be a growing problem.  PLEASE, lets not turn this into a spam list=20
and lose a very valuable resource and forum.

Thanks,
Michael Roesch

P.S.  Once Fred also posted some "suggestions" for saving bandwidth and=20
going easy on people's in boxes by reducing the number/frequency of=20
postings.  It'd be really great if someone could repost that to the list

for anyone that might have missed it.

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There is a sister site to this list called the "NEoPAL Bulletin Board."
Occasionally when "hot-button" discussions go on more than a day or two,
the bulletin board is used. The Neopal bulletin board also has some
other terrific features, like a searchable database for you to put your
personal information,a place to post pictures and a chat room with a
nightly 11pm gathering to discuss hot topics:
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THEATRE TRAINING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TAUGHT BY REGION'S TOP PROS --
http://www.fairmountcenter.org/fpac/summercamp.htm
_______________________________________
There is a sister site to this list called the "NEoPAL Bulletin Board."
Occasionally when "hot-button" discussions go on more than a day or two, =
the
bulletin board is used. The Neopal bulletin board also has some other
terrific features, like a searchable database for you to put your =
personal
information,a place to post pictures and a chat room with a nightly 11pm
gathering to discuss hot topics: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/neopal/=20
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