Hi Bob.

01-Apr-04 05:27:14, Bob Lawrence wrote to Rod Gasson

 BL> Text *is* data, for Christ's sake! What distinguishes text from an
 BL> EXE file is the header, the first 60 bytes (from memory). If I put
 BL> an EXE header on text, the system will try to run it.

It seems the cookie files are engineered so that they don't start with "MZ"

Anyway stick a .EXE filename extension on aything and the system will try
to run it, as a .COM format file (raw binary) if it doesn't start with "MZ"

but unless something starts renaming the files or makes a special effort
cookies won't run.

 BL> I said "cookies and other crap" or words to that effect. I know
 BL> cookies don't run, but they do have access to the system and are
 BL> loaded anywhere the cookie-sender chooses to put them.

anywhere???

 BL> I don't think *you* understand, Rod. What is the difference
 BL> between a self extracting ZIP file and an EXE file? From memory,
 BL> six bits in the header. Not a lot of protection... is it?

a self-extracting zip file is an EXE. a self extraxting winzip file is an
EXE with the winzip zip-file icon embedded in it.

someone could make an exe with the windows text file icon in it
and it'd look like a text file to many people.

 BL> You use explorer!!! I use a plain DOS text editor. How can you
 BL> possibly trust Explorer?

:)

 -=> Bye <=-

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