"P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Filters don't know nothin' but they block everything. I remember a >rumor from about 5 years ago that Jpegs could carry >viruses, (no explanation of how they could operate or spread),
That's because it *couldn't* operate or spread. I remember this virus from a couple of years ago: When it infected your computer by the usual means (Microsoft Outhouse) it copied its own code into any JPEG's it could find. But that's all. It couldn't replicate, spread or do any harm to anyone's computer who received such a JPEG. It was, in other words, a non-issue for those receiving the JPEG's. I remember one completely unethical anti-virus software maker trying to spread FUD (and thereby enhance their sales) by claiming that this virus was something revolutionary. >administrators of the CSC wan decided to block all Jpegs >from being downloaded system wide. There's your FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) working. Any administration with any semblance of a clue should have seen this as a farce from the beginning. >It crippled web use including our own internal web sites... >(They used the same warning message that "inappropriate" web sites >displayed, it was "fun"). -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
