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I am a linux user
> -Never click on a link in an email
> -Never open an attachment you didn't know was coming
> -Don't trust emails from unknown senders

- I am not afraid of unfamiliar websites
- I am not afraid of opening unknown attachments
- I am not afraid of opening email from strangers

Back in the fall of 1994, a hoax started on AOL about a fictitious virus called "Good Times". It was alleged that merely opening it would irreparably infect Windows (which was at V3.11 at that time).

It was definitely a hoax, but Windows 95, and its successors, made "Good Times" come true. Thank You Bill Gates... !NOT.

In the old days, when dealing with files and/or attachments, *OPENING DID NOT MEAN EXECUTING*. It's still that way in linux. It *OPENS* attachments; it *DOES NOT EXECUTE* them. It is possible to set up extremely weird settings in linux to execute attachments instead of viewing them... but *WHY*?

I have a personal theory why Windows works this way. It's all about "Trusted Computing". The RIAA and MPAA don't trust you. They don't want you to view/listen to their product using a your own programs. They want their own encrypted programs to run and control your computer when you use their content. They want you to *EXECUTE* their songs and movies, and turn over your computer entirely to them when you're doing so. That's the mentality behind the Sony rootkit.
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safe banking and surfing  GreggN | 02/17/06
What about programs that lock a PC's configuration, and  HypnoToad | 02/18/06
No need to do something so complex  CobraA1 | 02/21/06
I am a linux user  Knorthern Knight | 02/21/06
so  Jack-Booted EULA | 02/17/06
Seems to me like it could be any browser...  shawkins | 02/18/06
With the price of oil gone up, it's no surprise they cost more...  HypnoToad | 02/18/06
how some active software to counter hackers  wageearner | 02/18/06
felony, anyone?  jmanico | 02/18/06
Iranian ISPs???  ejhonda | 02/21/06
how about some active software to counter hackers  wageearner | 02/18/06
unemployed posters  ejhonda | 02/21/06
similar logic  corticus | 02/21/06
how about some active software to counter hackers  wageearner | 02/18/06
How about going back to your ahmish community, power luser?  Mr. Roboto | 02/18/06
Better yet  LuisB | 02/19/06
I can't understand the language in the link...  Grayson Peddie | 02/19/06
Have you tried the "English" button?  Mr. Roboto | 02/19/06
Oh...stop it. I'm visually impaired.  Grayson Peddie | 02/19/06
Well, never mind. I found it.  Grayson Peddie | 02/19/06
You sure can  Linux Advocate | 02/21/06
Umm  Linux Advocate | 02/21/06
STOP CALLING ME A DORK!!!!  Grayson Peddie | 02/21/06
As a hearing impaired user, I apologize for the idiots  buran | 02/21/06
Whew...thanks.  Grayson Peddie | 02/21/06
If it's that good...  Mr. Roboto | 02/19/06
It's good alright...  LuisB | 02/19/06
I looked at the website..  Patrick Jones | 02/21/06
here is a little help  LuisB | 02/22/06
Security Problems Hidden Agenda  wwwsupport | 02/20/06
"...benefit of security services" aka "NSA"  Mr. Roboto | 02/20/06
I knew they were going to be trouble  CobraA1 | 02/21/06

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