PCFA.ORG urges users to NOT open an attachment to an e-mail unless

1. the source of the e-mail is known,
2. the nature of the attachment is known, and
3. the attachment is expected.

With the shoe on the other foot, any person sending an e-mail attachment can expect the attachment to be deleted without being viewed!

With security threats so numerous today, all computers should have a good, up-to-date anti-virus program with up-to-date resources. Danny recommends Norton AntiVirus with the "Live Update" routine set to run once daily for computers usually "on", or 2-3 times daily for computers usually "off" (think about it).

PCFA.ORG utilizes the sendmail and procmail programs.

PCFA.ORG uses some "recipes" in the /etc/procmailrc file.

In addition to PCFA.ORG's system-wide scan, some PCFA.ORG uses may have a .procmailrc (notice the dot "." before the lower case letters) file in their home directory. The file must NOT send e-mail to the PCFA.ORG administrative accounts and must not create an undue burdern on the PCFA.ORG server.

PCFA.ORG also filters incoming e-mail to block unsolicited e-mail (SPAM).

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