Evidently you are not aware of the warning that was published quite some
time ago warning us against problems associated with DropBox. 

I'm not trying to stir up some huge fight or controversy. If you don't
agree with my caution, then, simply ignore it. If being cautious saves your
computer from being taken over by some kind of virus or spyware, then, that
is all the better. 

Ron, K8HSY

  
At 08:50 AM 6/30/2013 -0500, you wrote:
>It was quite clear, it is a dropbox link.  For some reason, when I forwarded 
>the message to friends, they couldn't open the link, but I could.
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Ronald E. Milliman" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 8:33 AM
>Subject: Re: some of my favorite things.
>
>
>> Just to give you a heads-up... by just giving us a URL or address to go to
>> without any more information to tell us what we are going to is not a good
>> idea. Many of us are extremely suspicious of such emails, thinking they
>> could lead us to some virus or spyware or something dastardly. This is not
>> simply paranoia; it happens all of the time, and it is not any kind of
>> accusation about Curtis or anyone. A very good friend of mine got 
>> something
>> on his computer a few weeks ago that ended up taking over his computer,
>> sending out messages to everyone in his address book and to every email
>> address it found on his computer. He didn't know anything about it until
>> several of us contacted him, asking him if he intentionally sent out
>> messages with just an URL in them saying something like: "Check this out:"
>> followed by an URL. He reported back that he knew nothing about it; though
>> the message came from his computer. It turned out to be a piece of spyware
>> that also spread to everyone else's computer that clicked on and went to
>> the URL in his message.
>>
>> Caution is the smartest course of action!
>>
>> Ron, K8HSY
>>
>>
>> At 10:50 PM 6/29/2013 -0700, you wrote:
>>>Hey guys, check this out, this is quite a neat thing my friend has
>>>shown me. I put it in my public drop box.
>>>https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4910953/A%20Few%20of%20My%20Favorite%20
>> Things%20About%20ARRL%20Field%20Day%202013.flv
>>>
>> Dr. Ronald E. Milliman, retired Professor Western Kentucky University
>> Ph: 270-782-9325
>> Email: [log in to unmask]
>>
>> Chair, American Council of the Blind Public Relations Committee
>>
>> Chair, American Council of the Blind's Monthly Monetary Support Program
>> (MMS) Committee
>>
>> President: South Central Kentucky Council of the Blind (SCKCB) 
>
Dr. Ronald E. Milliman, retired Professor Western Kentucky University
Ph: 270-782-9325 
Email: [log in to unmask]

Chair, American Council of the Blind Public Relations Committee

Chair, American Council of the Blind's Monthly Monetary Support Program
(MMS) Committee

President: South Central Kentucky Council of the Blind (SCKCB)