On Thu, 4 Apr 2002 at 23:36:34, Richard Zidlicky wrote: (ref: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
>On Wed, Apr 03, 2002 at 11:25:46PM +0100, P Witte wrote: >> Hiall, >> >> This is the third virus Ive had from [EMAIL PROTECTED] within >> the last couple of months. So far I have escaped, but sooner or later >> someones going to take a hit. > >to be more precise, someone using the unfortunate email program. > >Should I post a list of alternative email programs? There is >probably at least 400 really usable email programs around, many >of them free, a good fraction of this even work on several platforms. >None of them can promise perfect security but the impact with *every* >other mailer has been not even a fraction of the problem you encounter >with Outlook every time its miserable design fails. > >Btw don't think this is a problem that will go away with improved >anti-virus SW or the 1EXP46-th build of Outlook, a real solution >would require Microsoft to cut back on unneeded dangerous features >and that probably won't happen until the doomsday. Demon's Turnpike has been 100% OK since I started using it 5 years ago. There are no security flaws in it - well none the hackers know about. -- Tony Firshman
