> It is OK for an email client program to merely decode attachments > automatically, but to be able to run an executable email attachment > simply by clicking on its ikon ought not to be allowed.
Why not? You can click on any executable in a file browser to run it. Outlook Express even pops up a message 'Are you sure you want to run this program?' when I click on an executable attachment. > How can even an idiot user mistake an executable file for a hyperlink > to a web site? That executable file has the extension .com -- it's not a double-extension like .com.vbs or .com.exe. It looks like the HURLs one sees everywhere. You overestimate the awareness of a lot of users. Regards, Ben A L Jemmett. (http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ben.jemmett/, http://www.deltasoft.com/) 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
