VIRUS Alert

Robert Scott rscott@wwnet.net
Tue, 26 Mar 2002 10:55:48 -0500


Stephen Birkett wrote:

 >>>>
It's a moot point whether the badtrans worm can "open without being
opened". For all intents and purposes this is exactly what it does on many
systems.
<<<<

The solution is simple:  Use Eudora for e-mail.  There is no excuse for 
Microsoft leaving the door wide open the way they did by enabling that 
stupid auto-run "feature" in Outlook and Internet Explorer.  Eudora, when 
properly configured, will not open attachments without your consent.

-Robert Scott
  Real-Time Specialties



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