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On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:52:57 +0000 Martijn <xxx@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On Nov 29, 2007 6:48 PM, Julian Hall <xxx@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: FW: Important info for dog owners > > Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:16:42 -0800 > > From: xx xx <xx@xxxxx> > > To: yy yy <yy@xxxxx>, zz zz <zz@xxxxx>, ... > > No problem forwarding the OT email to the list. I can imagine that, if > you have a dog, it's quite important stuff to know. > > More generally though, when forwarding an email it's always best to > remove all information that is unnecessary for the recipients to > receive. In particular, the To: addresses of the original email. A > piece of malware on the recipients computer could easily grab these > and add them to a database of email addresses. And not only does it > provide the malware with the addresses, it provides them with the > corresponding names as well, making phishing a lot harder to detect. > (PayPal, for instance, always addresses you with your first and > surname and this is the first things to check when you're not sure if > the email comes from PayPal.) > > I know almost everyone forwards emails like that, but good practise > never hurt anyone. :) > > Martijn. Likewise, when replying to stuff on the GLUG... since all public GLUG messages (as opposed to messages sent 'offlist') are archived and publically searchable, having email addresses and names in plain sight is just asking for the odd phish. Most email clients worth their salt have configurable reply/quote settings so it shouldn't be too hard to remove the address. Cheers. Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html