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Date: | Mon, 14 Jun 1999 10:51:15 -0400 |
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Hi All,
Coach Smith here with a true danger warning. DO NOT open or click on any web
site in any e-mail message that does not have a "dot-com" or other
dot-address. If you are sent a site URL with a string of numbers, possibly
with percentage signs interspersed, and without a dot-address, DELETE IT
IMMEDIATELY.
PCWorld magazine says "Dotless addresses make hunting down the location or
registered owner of a scam sit much harder. That obstacle makes it more
difficult for users to report an offending site to its hosting service or to
authorities. And when you click on such a link, you open up a Pandora's box
of security and privacy hazards."
This is not a joke. Opening unknown attachments to e-mail is always risky
because of imbedded viruses, but this is the first click-on trap that I've
seen. My husband Denny is a computer professional with extensive experience
in data security, and he warned me about this over the weekend when I
received a SPAM e-mail with a dotless address.
Linda J. Smith, BSE, FACCE, IBCLC
Bright Future Lactation Resource Centre
Dayton, OH USA
http://www.bflrc.com
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