On Mon, Dec 17, 2001 at 10:58:41PM +0100, Hans Otten wrote: > Well, the greatest humor is laughing about others misery so they say. > > I hate virus writers, and so should we all.
Maybe you should hate programs that are security-wise verry crappy. We don't life in a perfect world. If you leave your door wide open you musn't be that surprised when a burglar gets in, so start with some basic security. > If enough Linux users or > whatever client users are around the same sick people will attack those > platforms too. > Well, I disagree. The problem here is the sick concept of automatically starting attached programs. And the unability (until Outlook 6) to turn this bloody behaviour off. Even for M$platforms here are alternative,more secure mailclients. Why don't you use them... (laissy, because it came with the defaults isn't an excuse) Besides, it is technically much more difficult to make those things on a *nix box anyhow. (multiple user from he beginning has highten security awarness from day one) David -- "Never assume malice when results can be explained through incompetence"? -- Napoleon Bonaparte -- In the case of M$, the distinction can be a difficult one to make -- For info, see http://www.stack.nl/~wynke/MSX/listinfo.html
