Hi Dennis, Peter was *not* the first to answer with the name of the virus (though he did get the second question). See below.
Beth ------ Forwarded Message From: Bob Mahnke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 22:02:40 -0600 To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Entourage X sending unintentional messages That would be the Mac.Simpsons@mm virus Bob Mahnke Graphite, Inc. > > > And now a contest: > *First customer to respond to me with the name of the one known Entourage > virus (if you could even call it that), a description of why it was such a > lame attempt, and how Entourage's built-in safety measures stopped it cold, > wins a set of Office X for Mac stickers. > > As a bonus for those who don't check their mail as often, the first customer > who can tell me how many reports of this malicious code that NAI (makers of > McAffee/Virex) received, will also win a prize. (It's a pretty funny answer, > actually.) ------ End of Forwarded Message On 1/16/03 4:39 PM, "Dennis T Cheung" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 1/16/03 7:27 AM, "Peter C.S. Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> *First customer to respond to me with the name of the one known Entourage >>> virus [...] wins a set of Office X for Mac stickers. >> >> That was too easy, so I won't be the first.... :-> > > Well, being that Peter was the first and the only person to reply correctly, > he wins! > > Here was Peter's winning entry: >> I'd say the only thing matching your description would be >> "Simpsons." Too slow and easy to remove to be a serious threat, and >> Entourage refused to send until the user clicked "OK" or whatever. Pretty >> hard to *mass* propagate that way.... >> >>> As a bonus for those who don't check their mail as often, the first customer >>> who can tell me how many reports of this malicious code that NAI (makers of >>> McAffee/Virex) received, will also win a prize. (It's a pretty funny answer, >>> actually.) >> >> One, according to the Virex product manager. I'd call that telling, not >> funny. :-> > > Correct, correct, correct, and correct. > > Entourage asks the user before allowing another app or applescript to send > email through it. > > Enjoy the stickers! -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
