[accesscomp] Re: Question about E-mail

  • From: "Reginald George" <adapt@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 12:21:37 -0500

You can check a box that says don't ask me to install these language packs 
ever.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jean" <jcoca1223@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 12:41 PM
Subject: [accesscomp] Re: Question about E-mail


Gene

Thanks.  I knew it wasn't anything dangerous and besides I didn't install
anything.  I was just curious about it. I wonder why people do this.

Jean ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene" <gsasner@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 5:06 AM
Subject: [accesscomp] Re: Question about E-mail


> It is a message asking if you want to install a character set for reading
> a foreign language format.  You are seeing this because people are using a
> character set other than the ones Windows reads by default.  It doesn't
> matter if you install it.  You can read the message without doing so.  It
> might matter to a sighted user but I don't know if it would in a case like
> this where the message is actually written in Western letters and not
> characters from something like Chinese.
>
> Gene
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "arlene" <nedster6@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 11:53 PM
> Subject: [accesscomp] Re: Question about E-mail
>
>
> Oh  that's  strange! I've  never  had it!
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Jean
>  To: accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 8:52 PM
>  Subject: [accesscomp] Re: Question about E-mail
>
>
>  Arlene
>
>  I'm sure it's not a virus.  It's been happening too long, and the E-mails
> are often from people I know. They're not attachments.
>
>  Jean ----- Original Message ----- 
>    From: arlene
>    To: accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 12:25 AM
>    Subject: [accesscomp] Re: Question about E-mail
>
>
>    I  think  it  could be a virus!
>      ----- Original Message ----- 
>      From: Jean
>      To: accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>      Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 6:45 PM
>      Subject: [accesscomp] Question about E-mail
>
>
>      Does anyone know why I get E-mails that say something about never
> install something or other, and there is then a button to install?  I hit
> escape, and I get the message.  I know there's nothing wrong with these
> messages.  Some of them are from people that I know are reputable.  I've
> gotten some from lists.  I just wonder if anyone knows what this is all
> about.
>
>      Jean Seither
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
>      No virus found in this incoming message.
>      Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com
>      Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1708 - Release Date:
> 10/4/2008 11:35 AM
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
>  No virus found in this incoming message.
>  Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com
>  Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1708 - Release Date: 10/4/2008
> 11:35 AM
>
>



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