At 09:57 PM 4/2/99 -0700, Scott wrote:
>> If companies would just get it that ALL of their PC users need training and
>> rules to follow (like never turn off macro protection or you get canned)
>
>If this is the case.. then why have macros be able to be executed in
>the first place? It seems that people *want* this convenience, but then
>they don't want to live with the consequences.
This is a bit like saying "why allow manufacturers to build 160-horsepower
sportbikes when you know that some inexperienced kid is gonna buy one?" The
answer is that it's a technology-driven marketplace. Without end-user
judgement, you're roadkill waiting to happen.
I build websites for a large NYC advertising agency. I tech-lead the account
for a very large international communications hardware company. The strict
security standards we must follow for development of their websites is just
short of paranoid schizophrenia. However, some of their management insists
that we send them self-extracting ZIP files of creative proposals as email
attachments because it's "easier". This is a bit like having a forged steel
front door and leaving the window open. Not surprisingly, Melissa shut down
their corporate mail system for two days.
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Steve Manes Brooklyn, N'Yawk
