on 10/1/01 9:51 AM, Gavin Kistner at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Easy there, Harry. Yup, it's a "doh!". But I can completely > understand how it occurred:
I follow what you're saying, and I fully understand that with the rush to get this beats out, obviously some stuff slipped through - nevertheless, this issues should promptly be addressed in the form of an automatic upgrade from Apple's Software Update to avoid this becoming a true exploit - I prefer being able to stub my nose at Windows users for the e-mail virus problems they have :-) > Click on a link for application.hqx...oops, probably whatever code > attempts to pass off the deHQX file for further processing also > results in executables being run. Easy one - this should be entirely configurable via the prefs, and should be turned OFF by default - or better yet, there should be no automatic execution, but a dialog box (similar to Win) that gives the user the option to 'open' or 'run' the file. Harry --- http://www.zinkdifferent.com "Virtue does not come from money, but rather from virtue comes money, and all things good to man" -Socrates To unsubscribe send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macie-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
