Greetings Nick!
On Tuesday, June 06, 2000 at 22:41:06 GMT -0700 (which was 10:41 PM where you think
I live) [EMAIL PROTECTED] typed:
NA> On Tuesday, June 06, 2000, 7:02:54 PM, Thomas Fernandez wrote:
PF>>> In the wake of the current virus alerts such as L*oveB*ug, I would
PF>>> like to know if theBat will allow VB Scripts to be
PF>>> executed automatically?
TF>> No. One of the reasons to run TB. :-)
NA> No? What exactly do you mean? Paul was asking about the scripts running
NA> _automatically_ and not just having to double click on them. How does TB!
NA> differ in that respect, from some other MUA that would run the scripts
NA> automatically? Which other Mailers run VB scripts automatically?
By using the filters you can setup to extract any attachment to a
directory, and then there is another filter that will let you execute
a program. So maybe not .vbs scripts but you could unzip an .exe file
and then execute it if you knew the path\filename beforehand; using
just the filters in TB. I guess if you have a way to make a .vbs file
behave like an .exe file extension you could technically execute the
attachment automatically.
I bet this could be used for a frontend in a fidonet style network
(*.pkt *.msg) and quick-mail styled (*.qwk)
I bet this is beyond some folks ability to setup. Because of all the
filter checking to make sure you have the correct file[s], filter[s],
filter logic, the external third party program[s], account[s], email
address[s], batch file[s], and path[s] involved to make it work. You
can probably make it even more elaborate than this, I bet you could
encrypt things, and resend or redirect encrypted mail this way too
using a simple first level logic match or even a batch file / script,
since pgp, and other encryption programs all seem to have command
lines. (I can see making a 'designer network' even)
But, if you were worried that a VB Script is going to automatically
fire off without the user making any input, I suspect you'll be
waiting a long time, like forever, unless you have made your system
accommodate it beforehand.
I really Love the bat. possibilities are endless.
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