On Sun, Dec 26, 2004 at 11:15:01AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > On Sun, 2004-12-26 at 10:50 -0500, Carl Fink wrote:
> > Well, no. Most email viruses are scripts executed by the mailer. If you > > have a script-executing mailer there's no reason it couldn't execute a virus > > under Linux. > > Very true. It's just that Unixish MUAs Aren't That Stupid. And, > filesystem permissions would limit the damage to user-owned files. Without taking up the issue of "my mailer is better than Outlook" (of course it is) XP's filesystem permissions *also* limit damage to user-owned files. -- Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jabootu's Minister of Proofreading http://www.jabootu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]