Re: [OM] Here you have, ;o)

[Larry]

I mentioned that is why I stay with Netscape, and was told sternly here that I 
was
talking about the "old" version of Outlook. the "newest" version corrected "all
that".

Larry

Christopher Biggs wrote:

> Nick Taylor <ntaylor@xxxxxxxxx> moved upon the face of the 'Net and spake 
> thusly:
>
> > John ... that's the point!  The virus was from a friend!  But sent without
> > the friend's knowledge ... just as you in turn sent it to the entire list.
> >
> > Many (maybe most) virii are propagated in this manner ... once they are
> > in your computer they send themselves to every address in your address
> > book.
> >
> > Never click on an executable file received from your most trusted friend!
> > Not even your sainted mother!
>
> But the mail SAYS its NOT executable.
>
> Bloody Microsoft Windows executes it anyway! (because its name happens
> to end in .vbs).
>
> The name should be IRRELVANT.  The problem here is that Windows does
> not honour MIME body types.
>
> This is a Microsoft Outlook BUG.   The way to fix it is to change mailers.
>
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