Allie Martin writes: > From reading your other messages it would seem that your use of your > system and why *you* require or need allows you the luxury of being > able to simply avoid risky practices. More power to you that you're > able to actually do this. Unfortunately, this isn't practical advice > for many, if not most users. I know it's not practical for me. You > don't need active X when browsing. Fine. Does this mean others do not?
It's important to distinguish between what is necessary and what is desirable. I've never found anything using ActiveX that was _necessary_ for me. So I turned it off. Instant Messaging is not necessary for me, so I don't use it, and the ports it uses are blocked. The only file attachments I've ever needed to see were text files and a very occasional image file. I have ways of opening both that eliminate any executable code. Everything else goes into the bit bucket. I switched to TB from Outlook Express because OE wouldn't let me turn off display of HTML mail, and it insisted on opening some attachments automatically, which I didn't want. Even so, my configuration of OE was very secure, and I was never infected with anything via it. And so on. > These fellas are getting distressingly good at what they do. I've been good at what I do for a very long time. -- Anthony __________________________________________________ Using The Bat! v3.0.1.33 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 ________________________________________________ Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
