Post by thread:[PICLIST] [OT] Re: VIRUS WARNING

Better yet, use something better than Outlook. Have never had a virus here useing Netscape. "Peter L. Peres" wrote: {Quote hidden}> > McAfee (with data files created 5/9 and downloaded this morning) didn't > > catch it either. It's a good thing I NEVER run attachments. > > Oh, I save some of them. Sometimes I take a peek. There does not seem to > be anything new in them, just the same commands, in a different order. > Bah. Anyway I open them as text files in pine ;-). This gets boring after > a while. Why can't you people just turn execution of attachments OFF and > keep it that way ? > > Peter > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

> Better yet, use something better than Outlook. Have never had > a virus here useing Netscape. A virus is only a problem if you're reckless enough to open an attachment without scanning it - whatever your OS -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

On Sun, 13 May 2001, Jinx wrote: > > Better yet, use something better than Outlook. Have never had > > a virus here useing Netscape. > > A virus is only a problem if you're reckless enough to open an > attachment without scanning it - whatever your OS Nope, sorry. Using Outlook in auto-preview mode (at least) will open the door to several script virii that can be embedded within the HTML message itself. Outlook parses the files for the preview, and there you go. Of course, it could be argued that using auto-preview mode is the same as opening and executing certain attachments without checking them out first, but only if the user is familiar enough to know that. Micro$oft doesn't advertise the fact. I have a procmail filter that quarantines any executable atachments (that I know about -- there are a frightening number of file types that get executed without question by Windoze). I pre-read email with Pine, then only download the ones I need to keep into Outlook. It sounds cumbersome, but it's a lot easier to blow through 80 or 100 PICLIST messages a day in Pine than using the Windows interface. Dale -- A train stops at a train station. A bus stops at a bus station. On my desk I have a workstation... -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

>I have a procmail filter that quarantines any executable atachments (that >I know about -- there are a frightening number of file types that get >executed without question by Windoze). I pre-read email with Pine, then >only download the ones I need to keep into Outlook. It sounds cumbersome, >but it's a lot easier to blow through 80 or 100 PICLIST messages a day in >Pine than using the Windows interface. Nothing you are saying happens with me in Calypso. It's a GREAT mail program, and I never had ONE problem with it. Note I'm saying NEVER. This is the most stabile and trustyworty program I've ever seen. Lots of options and almost no bugs. A clear winner. And cheap as it could be. Note I NEVER used outlook, it's just plain crap :o) -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

> > A virus is only a problem if you're reckless enough to open an > > attachment without scanning it - whatever your OS > > Nope, sorry. Using Outlook in auto-preview mode (at least) will open > the door to several script virii that can be embedded within the HTML > message itself. Outlook parses the files for the preview, and there > you go. Yes that's true, although the only one I'm aware of was the proof-of- concept BubbleBoy. Fortunately that particular nasty hasn't become a trend and viruses are still pretty basic and infection could be said to be operator error. In just general terms it's unwise to open anything (from anybody) without running AV first, including scanning mail .dbx files, takes only a few seconds > auto-preview mode > Micro$oft doesn't advertise the fact No, they don't, but it's easy enough to untick boxes in View/Layout -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

I pre-read email with Pine, then only download the ones I need to keep into Outlook. sounds cumbersome ... it's a lot easier to blow through 80 or 100 PICLIST messages a day in Pine than using the Windows interface. Heh. I use a text-oriented mail reader for most of my mail myself. (MM. A unix clone of a tops20 program from the late seventies :-), and it DOES seem to be much faster... BillW -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

It's also easy to go to Tools -> Options -> Security and change your e-mail zone to "Restricted" . This disables the automatic running of scripts and you can still use auto-preview. I also changed the file association for .VBS files to Notepad since I have no reason to ever run VBS scripts on my personal computer. Ryan > {Original Message removed}