COMM-ORG will discard html-only newsletters

[colist at comm-org.wisc.edu]

Hi COMM-ORG,

The COMM-ORG listserver is receiving an increasing number of e-mail 
newsletters that are basically web pages on e-mail, and do not have an 
alternative plain text format (I see them, you don't).  Because most of 
those messages are from servers to which COMM-ORG has been 
auto-subscribed, I do not have the time to track down the editors to 
request plain text versions of those newsletters.  Consequently, if your 
organization sends out newsletters that have an html-only format, they 
will be automatically discarded. COMM-ORG sends out only plain text 
e-mails. This is to preserve bandwidth and eliminate virus/worm risk.  
This is especially important today as a new phishing message has been 
released into the wild posing as a BBC message (see 
http://www.websensesecuritylabs.com/alerts/alert.php?AlertID=452).

My thanks to PICO and NPA/NTIC for providing alternative plain text 
formats for their newsletters.

The best way to protect your computer is to set your e-mail to filter 
html content and images out of messages.

Thanks,

Randy Stoecker
moderator/editor, COMM-ORG
rstoecker at wisc.edu