On Fri, 2003-01-24 at 04:36, Rob Unsworth wrote: > When I first saw this sig I was all for supporting the FSF in this > campaign. That was until I read the web page. I found that in part it > is self defeating, because it contains the following. > > "Receiving Word attachments is bad for you because they can carry > viruses........" > > Two paragraphs later > > "To convert the file to HTML using Word is simple......." > > Apparently the FSF oppose receiving a virus sent with a Word > document, but if the virus is sent via HTML, thats OK.
I'm missing something here... In what way would a word macro virus be
converted into anything html? I think you don't quite know the
technology (or maybe you know something that no one else knows).
> Bill G must have laughed himself to sleep after reading that.
After reading your message, yes.
> The FSF will get no support from me on this one.
There are many reasons not to like the FSF. This is not one of them.
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