No - thats right Richard (in terms of my / the user experience). I'm still
not sure how it happened - which is what I am trying to find out. AFAIK -
you cannot execute a file you upload by Bluetooth and the user has to accept
- neither of which I did.

On 14/07/07, Richard Gaskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

David Bovill wrote:

> On 13/07/07, Richard Gaskin <ambassador at fourthworld.com> wrote:
>>
>> That Bluetooth is merely discoverable doesn't seem alarming in itself.
>> Where I'm concerned is that a stranger can not only upload files to the
>> target computer but also execute them.
>
> Do you know that to be the case?

All I know about this alleged security breach is what you've written in
your descriptions of it.

If I've understood this correctly, the reported issue involved strangers
uploading and playing files on your computer without your permission or
even knowledge.  Perhaps I misunderstood.
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