Hello H.J.Bathoorn, Thursday, December 2, 2004, 12:49:07 PM, H.J.Bathoorn wrote:
HJB> On Thursday 02 December 2004 21:30, Simon Roberts wrote: >> These things will, by default, download and execute various things >> you probably didn't want. This is compounded by the average user's >> response to the typical security warning which they read as: HJB> Which is why one should confine them to the LAN-only. Another approach is to NOT use M$ software other than the OS. For example, programs such as TheBat (email) (1) do NOT use vulnerable M$ components in their code, (2) can be configured to NOT go to the web for anything [other than email, of course :-)], and (3) to NOT open anything. This allows even a relatively naive user to have email with MUCH improved safety. I have suggested this approach to many users who are stuck with M$, or still too afraid to switch, and it has reduced their problems enormously. You MUST be behind a router, though, preferably with at least an SPI firewall! -- rikona mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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