ve.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; from [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 12:04:08AM -0800
Quoting Kenneth Porter ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > I just recently learned that a line starting with "begin " (two spaces) > is interpreted by M$ clients as the start of a uuencode sequence. If > this accidentally occurs at the start of a line, the rest of the message > will disappear as Outlook or OE attempt to intepret the rest as an > attachment. > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q265230 This is actually a year old or so. And amusing. At least it's not running code. That's sort of a first for Outbreak. Here's a thought: Don't use it. Ban it. Forbid it from your premises. Chevy was forced to recall the Corvair for bad design (ok, it WAS actually killing people). Just because it's free doesn't make it worth it. It's broken. There are alternatives to Outlook and, especially for those using Exchange, not-using it can save ENOURMOUS amounts of money. Aside from the estimated costs of $25/user/month for Exchange (per Gartner), there are the HUGE costs of blocking the monthly Outlook viruses. Try, hmmm, Eudora! Try Evolution, Mulberry. Hell, PINE and Mutt do an admirable job.
