Re: Misplaced flamewar... WAS: RE: in case nobody else noticed it, there was a mail worm released today

[Dave Temkin <dave () ordinaryworld com>]

> > : Also, for reference to other people - the preview pane does *not*
> > allow
> > : the execution of attachments unless they're double-clicked on and
> > : acknowledged.  Again - we're not talking about another OS or Outlook
> > : exploit, only a stupid user exploit.

> The "feature" has been fixed but it **did** at one point run apps.

> James Edwards
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> jamesh () cybermesa com
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Right, and at multiple points bind and sendmail allowed the execution of
code from remote systems without the system owner interacting at all.
What's that got to do with today?


-- 
David Temkin