At 12:19 PM -0400 9-11-06, padraigogealagain wrote: <snip> >I think, it would be great boon if we could do that. Imagine having the >ability to send scans of privately held historic documents, or certificate >copies of BDM's, etc.to the List, as one cans on many other non-genealogical >forums. Imagine the virii, the spyware, the malware, the worms, where once there were none. Imagine the pain inflicted on those of us who have a dial-up or satellite Internet connection, or on those of us who still pay by the minute for said connection. Imagine the wailings and the gnashings of teeth raised throughout all lands in which we live. :::shudders::: No thanks. Slán, Mo! -- <http://xri.net/=mobang>

A dhuine uasal, Mo! Well, my concerns about that possibility have been long been minimised. I have nightly scheduled updates to my Firewall and Anti-virus software, as well as my Anti-Spam filters.. And I look very carefully at any message if I suspect from experience it is any way suspicious - but I do agree that there is minimal potential risk - if one has all the necessary security - especially on the Lists whose Administrators do not allow a Prepend to the List mail - such as the List on which we are now corresponding. When mail comes in from the Co.Cork list, it does not indicate the source, i.e., "[Re. Irl-Cork]". Yes I have asked Andrew to try and do something about that necessary prepend. It seems to be up to the List members when replying to add the prepend to the Subject line of the message we send, as I have done in this case. Yes, I understand it can be feloniously inserted, but what solution do you suggest, other than rejecting the opportunity of send copies of needed supporting documents publicly to other members? The answer to that for me is I don't wish to engage in private correspondence with other members. If I can help, my assistance will appear on the List, AND NOT ANYONES' PRIVATE MAIL BOXES. Slán go foil, Pádraig ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mo! Langdon" <maureen@pacbell.net> To: <irl-cork@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 4:08 PM Subject: Re- Re: [admin] Attachments in the new system At 12:19 PM -0400 9-11-06, padraigogealagain wrote: <snip> >I think, it would be great boon if we could do that. Imagine having the >ability to send scans of privately held historic documents, or certificate >copies of BDM's, etc.to the List, as one cans on many other >non-genealogical >forums. Imagine the virii, the spyware, the malware, the worms, where once there were none. Imagine the pain inflicted on those of us who have a dial-up or satellite Internet connection, or on those of us who still pay by the minute for said connection. Imagine the wailings and the gnashings of teeth raised throughout all lands in which we live. :::shudders::: No thanks. Slán, Mo!

The word is "viruses" not virii ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mo!Langdon" <maureen@pacbell.net> To: <irl-cork@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 6:08 AM Subject: Re- Re: [admin] Attachments in the new system At 12:19 PM -0400 9-11-06, padraigogealagain wrote: <snip> >I think, it would be great boon if we could do that. Imagine having the >ability to send scans of privately held historic documents, or certificate >copies of BDM's, etc.to the List, as one cans on many other non-genealogical >forums. Imagine the virii, the spyware, the malware, the worms, where once there were none. Imagine the pain inflicted on those of us who have a dial-up or satellite Internet connection, or on those of us who still pay by the minute for said connection. Imagine the wailings and the gnashings of teeth raised throughout all lands in which we live. :::shudders::: No thanks. Slán, Mo! -- <http://xri.net/=mobang> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CORK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message