Re: Matrix (W95.MTX) virus

I use outlook, but have to double click to read mail. As it should be, I
guess. But I also have left lists because the persona who originally had the
virus, passed it on to the rest by ASKING ????so
----- Original Message -----
From: "jalal" <the_jalal(at)yahoo.com>
To: "Don Chandler" <donald_chandler(at)msn.com>; <hwg-techniques(at)mail.hwg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 7:05 AM
Subject: Re: Matrix (W95.MTX) virus


| On Wed, 15 Nov 2000 10:53:01 -0400, Don Chandler wrote:
|
| >
| >I've become the local expert on this virus, which is NOT how I like
spending
| >my time!!!  I'm not a violent person....but if I ever caught the
person(s)
| >that created this virus.........
| >
|
| And if you ever catch any of your clients with scripting turned on in
| their emailers, they also deserve a good beating. Ideally, they
| shouldn't be using Outlook, as that is the cause of all this email
| virus stuff. But as they often have little choice, at least make sure
| that scripting is disabled.
|
| There is no reason to catch a virus through email and I have found it
| important to convince/explain to people that it is up to them how
| secure they want there computer to be. So many users seem to helplessly
| accept that virii will invade their computer and there is nothing they
| can do about it. There is. If you can't change operating system or
| email client, then at least learn how to shut out the security
| vulnerabilities that MS seem to insist on building into their products.
|
| If someone keeps having their car stolen, the best thing to do is to
| show them how to lock the doors, how to park in visible places, to hide
| their valuables and so on. Stuff that we now take for granted with our
| automobiles, and hopefully will become second nature with our
| computers.
|
| cheers
| -- jalal --
|
|
|

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