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Re: Misplaced flamewar... WAS: RE: in case nobody else noticed it, there was a mail worm released today
From: "Stephen J. Wilcox" <steve () telecomplete co uk>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 06:32:36 +0000 (GMT)
I suspect the skill set/clue of RH users is at least an order higher that windows users.
really, based on experience that would be surprising, rh is now so easy to get and install, securing it is still problematic for most users
The main problem I see is many e-mail readers default to having the preview plain open and this will then run any app it finds. No clicking required.
hmm i've not checked, i thought this virus came as executables so you need to click a couple boxes before it will run,..... Steve
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- Misplaced flamewar... WAS: RE: in case nobody else noticed it, there was a mail worm released today Dave Temkin (Jan 28)
- Re: Misplaced flamewar... WAS: RE: in case nobody else noticed it, there was a mail worm released today Martin Hepworth (Jan 28)
- Re: Misplaced flamewar... WAS: RE: in case nobody else noticed it, there was a mail worm released today james (Jan 28)
- Re: Misplaced flamewar... WAS: RE: in case nobody else noticed it, there was a mail worm released today Patrick W . Gilmore (Jan 28)
- Re: Misplaced flamewar... WAS: RE: in case nobody else noticed it, there was a mail worm released today Stephen J. Wilcox (Jan 28)
- OT: Re: Misplaced flamewar... WAS: RE: in case nobody else noticed it, there was a mail worm released today Scott Weeks (Jan 28)
- Re: Misplaced flamewar... WAS: RE: in case nobody else noticed it, there was a mail worm released today Alexei Roudnev (Jan 28)
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- Re: Misplaced flamewar... WAS: RE: in case nobody else noticed it, there was a mail worm released today Dave Temkin (Jan 28)
- Re: Misplaced flamewar... WAS: RE: in case nobody else noticed it, there was a mail worm released today Dave Temkin (Jan 28)
- Re: Misplaced flamewar... WAS: RE: in case nobody else noticed it, there was a mail worm released today Dave Temkin (Jan 28)
- RE: Misplaced flamewar... WAS: RE: in case nobody else noticed it, there was a mail worm released today Michel Py (Jan 29)
- Re: Misplaced flamewar... WAS: RE: in case nobody else noticed it, there was a mail worm released today Alexei Roudnev (Jan 29)
- Re: Misplaced flamewar... WAS: RE: in case nobody else noticed it, there was a mail worm released today Iljitsch van Beijnum (Jan 30)
- Re: Misplaced flamewar... WAS: RE: in case nobody else noticed it, there was a mail worm released today Alexei Roudnev (Jan 29)