Jim Leonard schrieb:
> 
> Yes, well, have you considered it was trying to look for a new/updated version
> of itself?  :-)  Not all "phone home" software is malicious.

Actually, no. I am probably getting a little paranoid.
 
> > The firewall also quarantines any suspicious mail attachments, but as
> > mail client I use good ole' Navigator 4.54 anyway. Some of those
> 
> You should switch to Thunderbird.  I finally did last year and it's great.

Yeah, you are right. Thunderbird looks pretty neat. I don't seem to be
able to find the info on its website, so I am asking you: Can you use it
as a newsgroup reader and can I import my mails from Navigator to it?

> > attachments aim for weaknesses in OE, and my Navigator is simply too old
> > to understand all that fancy stuff.
> 
> Not true!  In fact, your version has a documented vulnerability!

I certainly didn't know that. And, to be honest, I am still sticking to
NN 4.54 less for security reasons but because I'm so used to it ;-)
 
> No, that was a very old thing back in 1994-1996 and I don't think Americans
> have seen them since.

I hope we can soon say the same about Germany. How did the US get rid of
them?
 
> Disclaimer:  I *am* a security engineer during the day ;-)

This list sure has some added benefits ;-)

If I may ask: Who do you work for? 

Marco

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