Path: news.net.uni-c.dk!logbridge.uoregon.edu!pln-e!spln!dex!extra.newsguy.com!newsp.newsguy.com!enews4 From: "Terry Austin" Newsgroups: comp.lang.basic.visual.database,comp.lang.basic.visual.misc,comp.lang.beta,comp.lang.c Subject: Re: WARNING! My OE removed the attachment as being unsafe Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 08:08:41 -0800 Organization: http://extra.newsguy.com Lines: 24 Message-ID: References: <3C8435F2.4ED2879A@attglobal.net> <3c851cb0_2@news.iprimus.com.au> <3c853c75.13087585@news1.rdc1.nsw.optushome.com.au> <3c85f48c_1@news.iprimus.com.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: p-238.newsdawg.com X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Xref: news.net.uni-c.dk comp.lang.basic.visual.database:119679 comp.lang.basic.visual.misc:516585 comp.lang.beta:13147 comp.lang.c:585055 "Steve Austin" wrote in message news:3c85f48c_1@news.iprimus.com.au... > > >> There is no such thing as "high security", or any real security at > > >> all, when using Outlook Express to read mail or usenet. > > > > > >Bullshit. > > > > > How many security patches (per release) does it take to change your > > opinion on that ? > > None. If JavaScript in OE is disabled (which, with OE6 and Windows XP it *is*), > then Outlook Express is just as safe as ANY OTHER E-MAIL APP. > Oh, it has some unique vulnerabilities. I don't know of any other email client that can be infected with a virus while a message is _downloading_. And it's the scripting host you need disabled, not JavaScript (though that should be disabled, too, for different reasons). Terry Austin