Hello Deborah W, On or about Tuesday, August 12, 2003 at 12:43:13GMT -0400 (which was 11:43 AM in the tropics where I live) Deborah W posted:
DW> On Tuesday, August 12, 2003, 12:26:19 PM, Spike wrote: S>> I refuse to deal with fancified and bloated HTML mail, especially S>> with all the security risks they introduce. Half of my clients S>> were hit with BLASTER yesterday, and I am laughing hysterically at S>> all of them that I warned and tried to switch to TB! Those that S>> listened are humming along without a care.... :-) DW> So if I'm running *only* TB, on Win2K, I don't need to worry about DW> this Blaster thing, right? 'Cause I've been trying to update my DW> virus definitions on AVG all morning & not getting anywhere :-( The risk is MINIMAL as long as you have not altered the default settings in TB! This is under Options > Preferences > Warnings. As long as you don't EXECUTE any questionable attachment that comes through, you will probably be OK. If you are accessing any webmail accounts, be VERY VERY careful. Under any NT system, which is NT-4, WIN2K or XP, the worm shuts down critical system utilities (processes) which in turn causes your system to INVOLUNTARILY shut down repeatedly. There is one saving grace, as if you are NOT ONLINE, the system will remain stable, and only becomes unstable after an internet connection is established, at least that has been my experience, YMMV. I understand that this is an EXTREMELY widespread issue, so most of the AV sites worldwide are being slammed by the sudden traffic. My phone is ringing off the hook on this, which has never happened before. I suspect we will see a large increase in TB! users, at least in MY territory. :-) -- Warmest tropical wishes, Spike Quote for the moment: "A cometary impact before breakfast may spoil the rest of your day!" /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign - Against HTML Mail \ / If it aint a webpage it shouldn't be HTML. X Say NO! to bloatmail - ban HTML mail! / \ Ask Spikey, he hates everything (HTML). -------------------------------------------------- Using TheBat! v1.62r hamstrung by Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1' -------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.62r | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
