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's post Sunday Dec. 1 2002 (Message # 1607)

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Thanks Sam!

Just got back late last night from my vaction, trying to catch up...

The Board used to be configured to accept e-mail attachments....then

one day some unkind individual put up a virus attached to their first

and only blank post (it must have been intentional) and I realized

something had to be done quick. So I diddled with the board settings

and changed them to (1) " attachments not permitted " (translation:

Yahoo will allow the text message to go thru but not attached files.

This guarantees you will NEVER get a virus as a result of being on

this list!) and (2) " only members can post " while maintaining " public

archives " (translation: anyone can read the posts, member or no -

very important to keep the group " open " so new people feel welcome

here).

Because of the virus problem, I don't see any way around the " no

attachments " setting. I felt somewhat reluctant about the " members

only " posting thing, because (besides being a libertarian at heart

and hating to have to " join " BBs to post on general principles!) I

know some people have had problems posting even though they thought

they were members (please e-mail me if you are having trouble, I can

usually talk you thru it!), and some could have misinterpreted as

their posts being " censored " . Such is NEVER the case! While

obvious vendors and sellers (people without cancer attempting to

profit from us, MLM marketing schemes and such usually promoted by

individuals without a clue regarding cancer) will find a chilly

reception from me and others (and WILL be e-booted outta here LOL!),

this is a completely open board for patients/caregivers and ALL

viewpoints are welcomed. Please feel free to mention anything you

want, including specific products/commercial sites if you'd like to

discuss!

Anyway, the reason for this second change in settings was to try to

stop what appeared to be growing spam and assorted trash - spammers

in general will do " easy " stuff such as post on a public board you

don't have to " join " , and the more blocks you put in their way the

less likely they are to be dedicated enough to overcome them. Seems

to have worked so far!

I apologise for any difficulties or misunderstandings these changes

may have caused, hope this explanation will help clarify!

Thanks again for your cartoon Sam!

Best Wishes,

> I need a laugh, if you (one would) hit the photos link on the left

of

> the screen, and upload it, we can all see it.

> Thanks so much for the response to my post a - will do.

> later, Betty B.

>

> ---org---> From: colon_cancer_support@y...

> > Date: Saturday, November 30, 2002 06:10:05 PM

> > To: colon_cancer_support@y...

> > Subject: Re: Laughing at ourselves

> >

> > A cartoon I have been sending obviously can't be sent to the

group.

> Sorry!