Date: Fri, 03 May 2002 07:18:46 +0800
From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] W32.Klez.gen@mm virus floating around?

At 12:51 PM 2/05/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 12:44:43 -0700
>From: Chester Prudhomme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: [LIB] W32.Klez.gen@mm virus floating around?
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 02:25:00 +0700
> > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re: [LIB] W32.Klez.gen@mm virus floating around?
> >
> > >>> It will also open the attachment without giving
> > >>> you a chance to say no to the download.
> > >>
> > >> But you had the chance to have your security
> > >> settings say no...  yes?
> > >
> > > Yes...........I guess, but I can't say firsthand
> > > - it hasn't gotten past my ISP virus software to
> > > my PC...........yet!
> >
> > My point is, it will only open the attachment without
> > giving you a chance to say no to the download if you
> > give permission for things to be opened without giving
> > you the chance to say no.
> >
> > So to say "It will also open the attachment without
> > giving you a chance to say no to the download" is a
> > bit...  daft?
>
>Daft you say?..........hmm, I feel like I'm in a Noel Coward movie.
>Actually, it apparently will open attachments without permission as it
>did that to a friend of mine who had the correct security setting.

<MS-bash>
Well if you're using Outlook [Express] you deserve everything coming at 
you! GO PINE!
</MS-bash>
;-)

Seriously though, with a decent virus scanner even if it did auto-open it 
won't manage to pull the file anyway. That and/or use Eudora if you MUST 
get your HTML emails.


- Raymond

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