Thanks, Igor - I was not aware of that, although it does not surprise me. I do not use Windows here - I have no MS products at all on this machine. My HD has a DOS partition but it is the Caldera OpenDOS (DR DOS) and not MS. Chuck On Wed, 15 May 2002, Igor Gueths wrote: > Hi Chuck. The main problem in terms of winblows viruses is imbedded > activex scripting code, which automatically executes whenever a winblows > user "highlights" it I hate the word highlight! > > Gates go to hell, your OS is waiting for you there! > > On Wed, 15 May 2002, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > > > > > I am still a pine user, and on my system pine reads html messages > > transparently, no problem. HTML has nothing to do with most > > viruses. Executable attachments that launch themselves are the > > real problem. > > > > On Wed, 15 May 2002, Steve Holmes wrote: > > > > > Since I've been using mutt to read my mail, I really haven't been > > > affected either way with HTML mail. When I used pine, it was an > > > annoyance but no more than that. But I think I would favor a blockage > > > of HTML mail since the reasons sighted below and some people still use > > > windows mailers on the list; so go for it! > > > > > > On Tue, May 14, 2002 at 07:48:26PM +0100, 'Georgina' wrote: > > > > Hi All > > > > > > > > Because of the use of html messages being used to transmit Windows > > > > viruses, I wondered if folks would agree to having list messages > > > > restricted to plain text only? > > > > > > > > The list owner will act upon whatever the consensus is. > > > > > > > > Gena > > > > > > > > Have your say: > > > > Blindness Advocacy and Self Help Online www.bashonline.org > > > > > > > > Please don't send me MS Word documents, see > > > > http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > > > > > Personal Contact Details: > > > > E-mail: gena at gena-j.net WWW: http://www.gena-j.net ICQ: 144169465 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > -- > > Visit me at http://www.valstar.net/~hallenbeck > > The Moon is Waxing Crescent (10% of Full) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Visit me at http://www.valstar.net/~hallenbeck The Moon is Waxing Crescent (12% of Full)
