In message <K$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Tony Firshman
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>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.
Last time we got into this thread I heard the sound of toys being thrown
out of prams and children sulking in their rooms. Careful boys!
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