Jorey Bump wrote: > I don't understand the "extra layer of security" part that would be > magically imparted by saving the attachments in a separate location. > They are still as deadly as they were when they were part of the > message/mbox.
Yes, but if your AV program is brain damaged and must delete the whole file, you don't lose all your emails, only attachments which at worse you can request to be re-sent. > I realize we're discussing the security of the mbox as a whole, > protecting it from the AV program, but in this case it is the AV program > that is behaving like a virus. I agree. > Since I don't use these programs (I use > Ontrack, and have had no problems with it), I see it as THEIR issue. As do I. > I would much rather see mozilla avoid the type of behaviour that makes > these virii dangerous. I mean, come on, does *any* Windows mail client > pop up a dialog box saying, "You are about to open an attachment that > will most likely erase your hard drive. Do you want to proceed?"? The good part of Mozilla is that it won't run attachments, period. So we don't have the "Let's make a mail reader that will automatically execute any programs or script sent ti it form anyone in for world!" features. -- jesus X [ Booze-fueled paragon of pointless cruelty and wanton sadism. ] email [ jesusx @ who.net ] web [ http://www.mozillanews.org ] tag [ The Universe: It's everywhere you want to be. ] warning [ "I hate cats. You never know if they're dead." - E. Schrodinger ]
