Dear Jon: I send out a lot of my articles as attachments. And I've generated
no viruses as far as I know. But I think your comments about an adequate
cover letter are terrific; and I will begin using them right away. I've never
seen such confusion as that which exists on A and T and was getting ready to
cancel out--which would be a shame. I hope every member reads and observes
your suggestions. I presume we are all too busy to keep getting all this
virus stuff. It's just not worth the time spent dealing with it.

Jon Miller wrote:

> General advice:
>
> Send an apology and/or a detailed cover letter with any document that
> you email as an attachment.
>
> Never open an unsolicited, unexpected, or cryptic attachment. Make no
> exceptions to this rule.
>
> Delete all unsolicited email bearing an attachment unless the email
> is accompanied by an adequate cover letter. The cover letter should
> note the software that generated the attachment (e.g., Microsoft Word
> 2001 for Macintosh).The cover letter should explain why your
> information must be sent and received as an attachment. The cover
> letter typically sent with any FAX is less important than the cover
> letter sent with any attachment.
>
> An application of this advice:
>
> These principles shape our editorial policy for email submissions. If
> you wish to publish some writing in the SHAR,and I hope everyone
> shares this wish, then cut and paste your text into an email and send
> that email to me or Scott.
>
> If you must attach the document, then you should have the courtesy to
> submit a cover letter that fully explains the nature of the
> attachment. This cover letter should include the name of the software
> program that created this attachment. It would also be helpful if the
> cover letter indicates that the enclosed attachment is being sent for
> consideration for publication in a future issue of the SHAR.
> Otherwise, if you send an attachment with no explanation of the
> nature and purpose of the attachment, and/or no apology for being
> incapable of cutting-and-pasting your text into an email, then you
> can assume that we will delete the attachment unopened.
>
> This virus is successful because it generates sham cover letters with
> cryptic content such as, "I send you this file for your advice.
> -Mary"  Everyone should delete such emails as soon as they receive
> them. Mary will send it again if the attachment was important, and
> the next time she'll probably explain why she is sending this to you
> in the first place.
>
> Cheers,
> Jon
>
> >--- Cristie Rollins <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>  I'm confused. How is this relevant to the ATHG?
> >
> >
> >      The message has a virus attatched to it.  Don't
> >open it!!!!!
> >
> >Leslie King
> >
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God bless,

Dick B.
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