| |
W0RLI > INFO 23.07.02 23:14l 48 Lines 1231 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 5C48W0RLI
Read: DB0FHN GUEST
Subj: Re: Virus / Worm Update..
Path: DB0FHN<DB0ZWI<DB0HOT<DB0MRW<OK0PPL<RZ6HXA<SP7MGD<WB0TAX<N7FSP<KB6LE<
KB6LE<W0RLI
Sent: 020723/1403 23625@W0RLI.OR.USA.NOAM
<ZL1UIC@ZL1UX.#20.NZL.OC> wrote in message news:B30144ZL1UIC...
> > >
> > > On systems with unpatched Internet Explorer, the file attachments
> > > automatically execute when this email message is previewed or
> > > opened in Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express.
> >
> > Um ... just one thing ... OE does *not* automatically open such things.
> > Please get your facts right before trying to scare everyone.
> >
> > --
> >
> > ... Hank
>
>
> READ THE WORDS!!!!! It didn't say ie automatically opens, it executes
> WHEN
> it is previewed OR opened.
>
> Seems shortsightedness precludes sanity???
Yes, it does. You missed "such things", meaning attachments,
which is the only way virii are propagated via OE. They don't
execute when the message is previewed or opened. You have
to intentionally run them. You think otherwise? Send me such
a virus. I promise to preview and then open any email you send.
I have a system ready to do the test: installed windows last
night, and Internet Explorer is "unpatched". Just what version
is he talking about being "unpatched"? Version 3.02 perhaps?
--
... Hank
Hank: http://horedson.home.att.net
W0RLI: http://w0rli.home.att.net
[ Received via HF CLOVER at KB6LE ]
Read previous mail | Read next mail
| |
