You're quite right, Herman,
One should never open an unsolicited attachment of any kind, even
if it appears to come from a friendly source.
Whether or not the list has a policy, best practice is to just to delete such messages,
particularly given recent malware attacks on servers throughout the world.
best to all,
Matthew
Matthew Kapstein
Directeur
d'études,
Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes
Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies,
The University of Chicago