Re: [Ql-Users] Email attachments

2017-01-14 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Geoff Wicks wrote: This is off topic, but whenever I am phoned by "Microsoft tech support" I put on my most sanctimonious voice: "My dear boy, if the Good Lord had meant us to use computers he would never have given us the abacus.", I wouldn't have thought they would even dare ring you,

Re: [Ql-Users] Email attachments

2017-01-14 Thread Geoff Wicks
On 13/01/2017 22:40, Norman Dunbar wrote: And I have been known to keep the "Microsoft tech support" people on the phone for hours! At least when they are talking to me, they are not ripping off some unsuspecting person. Mind you, I wouldn't do any of the above with windows, even in a vm!

Re: [Ql-Users] Email attachments

2017-01-14 Thread Derek Stewart
Is that part of the Psion suite... Regards, Derek On 14/01/17 13:34, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Geoff Wicks wrote: This is off topic, but whenever I am phoned by "Microsoft tech support" I put on my most sanctimonious voice: "My dear boy, if the Good Lord had meant us to use computers he would

Re: [Ql-Users] Email attachments

2017-01-14 Thread Daniele Terdina
There's no 100% security, but unzipping on a QL or emulated QL (Java-based or not) sounds like _extremely_ low risk, provided the uncompressed file is not used directly on the PC. > Not sure how you come to that conclusion, I used to work on Java and it > goes through a stringent security