Sami,
I agree, but the vast majority of these things require the recipient to
open the attachment for the executable to fire. Luckily most of the idiots
that send these things are not smart enough to have it execute automatically.
In any event, I further protect myself by:
1. Leaving 1 or 2 old messages in my in box so I can pre-preview
what has attachments
2. I use Eudora as Outlook tends to be the main target for these
morons. I am still amazed that Microsoft has
left Outlook full of so many holes ( I know that some, like
Goner, just use Outlook to propagate itself).
It would be far too embarrassing to send a virus to one of our clients.
Jeff
>Jeff -
>
>Some of the newer worms execute automatically as soon as the email is
>viewed - without actually opening an attachment.
>
>One solution is to turn off the "Preview Pane" in your email program and to
>open only those emails with no attachments, or only those you are expecting.
>
>I miss having the preview pane open, but it's at least one more barrier to
>the virus.
>
>Sami
>
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>Sami Aaron
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jeff Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 4:24 PM
>Subject: Higher Standard
>
>
> > To All:
> >
> > This may be an unpopular stance, but as most or many of the list members
> > are professional programmers I think we need to be held to higher standard
> > when it comes to transmitting viruses through the list or to individual
> > list members.
> >
> > That said, sadly, most of the virus attachments I have received have
>either
> > come straight through this list or from list members.
> >
> > I am not singling out Albert or any other list member as we all have made
> > mistakes. However, as I tell my clients,
> > DO NOT OPEN AN EMAIL ATTACHMENT UNLESS YOU HAVE DIRECTLY SPOKEN TO THE
> > SENDER AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE CONTENTS OF THAT ATTACHMENT ARE.
> >
> > There are too many wackos out there to approach it any other way.
> >
> > Jeff Ward
> >
> >
> >
> >
