-=> Mocking Steve Bennett to Kurt Wismer <=-
   
 KW> or you could try any number of anti-virus products that can detect
 KW> this virus... f-macro or f-macrow for example (you'd probably take
 KW> f-macrow because it's a windows program as opposed to f-macro which is
 KW> designed for the commandline)...
 SB> This f-macro(w) program...does it detect msmail viruses before they
 SB> enter the system proper?
in a sense... you see, there are no msmail viruses... an msmail virus by
definition would have to use msmail programming commands...
there aren't any... at least not that i'm aware of...
there are viruses that are more infectious in msmail environments but
they are word macro viruses, not msmail viruses...
 SB> Or does it just scan .dot files?  I'm not
it scans the files you tell it to scan...
 SB> really sure what I'm talking about (Rick Collins: don't comment on
 SB> that!),
you know, for some people that's an open invitation to comment...
 SB> because I don't know what MS-Mail is doing...does it just allow
 SB> macros to be trans- mitted via email or what?
no, as far as email goes msmail is doing what mail programs are supposed
to... however, email has the ability to have file attachments and what
msmail probably does is allow the attachment to be launched
automatically...
this is no different than having netscape configured to execute
downloads automatically... communications software should not be allowed
to execute or otherwise launch new materials automatically - it's not
secure...
... i am behaving myself, this is just like me...
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