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How can MS stop people from opening executable files in their e-mail?
Block the file types? Can be done, but can also be turned off. If you can e-mail a .zip file, you can e-mail a virus. If you can receive a .zip file, you can receive a virus. Simple as that.
Should MS make it so .zip files can't execute code? That would kind of defeat the purpose of the .zip product (not totally, it could still be used for static compression, but no longer for installation files).
No, the problem with executable e-mail attachments is that people aren't educated to never open them unless they requested them, got them from a known source, downloaded without opening, scanned with a good antivirus program and even then be paranoid about it.
There's a point beyond which it isn't the car manufacturer's fault that some idiot got drunk and ran over a kid - it's the driver's fault. - Posted by: gsquared Posted on: 02/18/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
did i miss something?
ryusen | 02/17/04
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did zdnet forget something?
stephen732@... | 02/17/04
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re did zdnet forget something
Llandros Loressin | 02/18/04
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They may just assume it's MS
doctormoriarty | 02/18/04
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spam related?
JWatson77 | 02/17/04
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bagle o$
stephen732@... | 02/18/04
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Okay sending spam is the goal, but how does it work?
Anton Philidor | 02/17/04
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Agree
NT Admin | 02/17/04
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Encysted code, maybe?
Anton Philidor | 02/18/04
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Sounds good, in theory
NT Admin | 02/18/04
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Use a Anti-Virus - end of problem
Xunil_Sierutuf. | 02/17/04
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True but:
Suicida| | 02/18/04
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They've tried
doctormoriarty | 02/18/04
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Text-Only emails in Outlook
AWC_z | 02/23/04
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user problem
knopf@... | 02/18/04
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user problem
AWC_z | 02/23/04
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How fix?
gsquared | 02/18/04
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ISPs can stop this stuff
nroose | 02/18/04
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ISPs can stop this stuff
knopf@... | 02/18/04
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ISPs can stop this stuff
Quaint_Data | 02/19/04
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