"Samuel W. Heywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [...] > In my opinion they ought to outlaw the mere possession of any email > client programs that have a "feature" for opening and running an > executable attachment automatically. These types of programs are a > threat to everyone on the internet because they spread viruses. We > are prohibited from possessing any other kind of weapon or > destructive device which is deemed to have no legitimate application > for personal self-defense. [...]
Well, let's see. The dad of a friend of my kid recently plowed over an 800lb pillar containing my mailbox, so I suppose we should ban the SUV he drives as well. Clearly it's a threat. :) Actually I'd prefer it to be more of a case of punishing the idiots. Why not ding 'em for damages? OK, not the millions of bucks that everyone starts babbling about, but some real-world number that might stand the test in court. That guy's squawking about the $500+ it's gonna cost him to fix damages caused by his stupidity, and I bet he'd be a bit more cautious using e-mail too if the penalty were the same. There's a lot more precedent for penalizing irresponsible use of equipment than there is for labelling anything with a sharp point "controlled munitions". - Bob To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
