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John Erickson <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 16 Jun 2011 07:37:44 -0400
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Hi Everyone!

Just a short piece of advice when sending links: please provide some
"context" so that your fellow list members know to trust what you've
sent.

Many of us have received bizarre emails from some of our friends and
colleagues as their email accounts have been cracked; sometimes the
messages are merely text, sometimes they include links, and indeed
sometimes those links don't do to where they allegedly are supposed to
go. Because of this, I also advise you to *never* follow a link unless
the sender gives you a good indication of what they've linked to.

So even if you trust the person (in person), don't necessarily trust
emails from them unless they've included text to make it look legit.

John

-- 
John S. Erickson, Ph.D.
http://bitwacker.com
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