Re: Passover attachment

[Shirona <shirona...>]

If anyone is interested in this Passover file (which I received as such from
a colleague) - write to me directly... no problem.
I have Norton Antivirus protection that is so vigilant - it won't open most
attachments... but Word is always OK, and everything gets scanned as it
leaves my computer.

Shirona
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ari Davidow" <ari (at) ivritype(dot)com>
To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: Passover attachment


> Fred is absolutely correct--I should have thanked Shirona for offering to
share
> before launching into the anti-attachment diatribe.
>
> Thank you, Shirona, and I apologize.
>
> >C) There should be a means for this to be possible.
> >Would she like those who would like her Word file with
> >Passover songs to e-mail her directly?  By the way, if
> >she does a "save as" and resaves it as an .rtf  -rich text
> >format - those with WordPro would also be able to open it.
> >I'm not sure about Mac compatibility.
>
> There is a way. But first, understand the issue. Sending an attachment of
ANY
> sort, be it a vcf file, an image of your band or event flyer to whatever,
is
> strictly forbidden because receiving attachments messes up the email
systems of
> a significant minority of list participants to participate.
>
> This is the fourth time in the last month that I have sent a similar
message.
>
> It isn't the content of the attachment. It is the attachment. That's why I
say
> NO attachments. And if I am repeating this for the 4th time, without
having
> been able to express the thought in a way that it will be heard by those
TRYING
> to be helpful, imagine my despair.
>
> HERE ARE THE ALTERNATIVES:
>
> 1. If textual, copy the text into a plain text e-mail message, if you are
> sending textual info. Don't send Word, or RTF, or anything
attached--simply
> copy the text, and then make sure that you are sending plain text, NOT
html or
> formatted text.
>
> 2. Let people know that you have the resource, and invite those who want
it to
> let you know personally. There is no problem with sending a specific
attachment
> to people who have requested it--the problem is sending the attachment to
> =everyone=, which happens whenever you send such a thing to the list.
That's
> exactly what Fred just suggested, and it is a good, easy solution (and his
> suggestion to save as rtf is also wise).
>
> 3. Put the item on the web, if you have easy access to the web, and send
the
> URL in your message. Then, those who want the item can retrieve it at the
time,
> place, and computer most convenient.
>
> Ari "I gotta find a way where people don't have to be computer wizards to
> converse on a mailing list sanely--coming soon" Davidow
>
>
>
> Ari Davidow
> ari (at) ivritype(dot)com
> list owner, jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
> the klezmer shack: http://www.klezmershack.com/
>
>
>


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