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On Fri, 2013-11-22 at 17:29 +0000, Neil Winchurst wrote: > On 22/11/13 14:29, Gordon Henderson wrote: > > On Fri, 22 Nov 2013, Neil Winchurst wrote: > > > >> On 22/11/13 13:41, raymond.knowles@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >>> > >>>> So what has this to do with Linux? Well, I > >>> assume that, if I were silly enough to click on the > >>> attachment, any nasties would fail to run because > >>>> I am not using Windows. Is that a fair assumption? > >>>> > >>>> Thanks > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Hi Neil, > >>> > >>> Yes, but don't rely on it. > >>> > >>> Regards etc, > >>> Ray. > >>> > >> > >> No, I am not relying on it. I do watch out for such stuff very > >> carefully. I just wondered if it is still safer to use Linux. > > > > Its safer to simply delete the emails unread based on the sender and > > subject line. > > > > That is exactly what I do usually. I delete the email without reading > it. Sometimes I do read it for a laugh, but I never click on attachments. > > > Neil > I use the feature in the Mail client where you use the mouse and hover over the "link-to-DHL.co.uk" and look in the bottom left hand corner and see where the link is actually going, (NB I wouldn't do this in windows) the links are not at all on the site of the supposed originator. Then just delete to whole thing. -- ________________________________________________________________________ Regards Kevin Lucas Minions Post Master(Sub) A dedicated Linux user /usr/bin/microsoft Skype minions_shop www.minionsbandb.co.uk www.tearooms.minionsbandb.co.uk FaceBook Minions_shop Po House, Minions, Liskeard Cornwall PL14 5LE 01579363386 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq