In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Timothy Swenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >I hate to continue this off topic issue and I dislike Microsoft as much as >the next person, but the real Outlook issue is that the default options for >Outlook are very unsecure. Most users are not aware of the security >features and trust the default options, making themselves vulnerable to a >trojan horse attack. The main rule is to not execute any attachment. By >default Outlook can execute code without any acceptance by the user. A >very bad default option. > >A nice "brain dead" mail reader like Pine is the best thing to use, as it >makes no assumptions about what the user wants and treats all attachments >the same (and does not execute them). Simpler mail readers are much better >than the more "advanced" readers. Yes, it is the 'swings and roundabouts' of trying to make software, which is now very sophisticated, easy enough to operate by users. Adopting sensible 'defaults' is an issue that software developed in this area for the QL will have to address too. -- Malcolm Cadman
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- RE: [ql-users] Virus alert (No, not a hoax !) Norman Dunbar
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- RE: [ql-users] Virus alert (No, not a hoax !) Norman Dunbar
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