Erm, if I was stupid enough to double-click an attachment without [a] virus checking it (which my apps do anyway) then I know its time to pack up and move on..
so, all in all the argument is pretty moot, as if Email malware is the only way to get into a Software Firewall protected machine then the Firewall is doing its job - its up the common sense and ability of the Email program to capture maliscious emails. N -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 22 January 2003 10:11 To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Goodbye cruel world Quoting "Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > but I still fail to see how a machine with a Sofware Firewall which > blocks all inbound traffic unless user allowed is insecure... Simple. I sent you a virus with some malware, you double click and the malware connects to me and I start giving commands. Firewalls only look at who is initiating the connection, once it is established anything goes. > As for email : I never open email up unless it is from a user or list I > recognise - and my AV progs simply delete or detect malicious ones > anyway.... We have received malware through this list as well (granted, incapacitated by the mailserver). Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
