-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 yeah I kinda like all these viruses. I've started collecting them ina directory on my linux box in case I need them later. On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 06:54:34AM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote: > I don't wanna sound cocky or any of that, but if Linux were used to > run the mail client most of this would *NEVER* happen. The "zip bomb" > sounds interesting though; Linux users could be affected by this too > if they go off and blindly unzip the thing without previwing it > first. I generally like to list the contents of zips and tarballs for > that reason; not so much it might be a bomb but I want to know what > directory things are going to be dumped into. Most tarballs create > their own directory where most zips don't. But either one could > sprinkle themselves into multiple directories all they want. > > Of course, somebody could stick a shell script or perl program or even > a linux binary and if you go off and run it without knowing what it > is, well..... Again another plug for not doing day to day things > while logged on as root. > > If you *MUST* use a windows mail client, use one that doesn't support > active content, that putrid HTML mail. Or at least some way to turn > off active content. And most important, DON'T OPEN ATTACHMENTS when > you don't know where they came from and why. > > -- > HolmesGrown Solutions > The best solutions for the best price! > http://ld.net/?holmesgrown > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup - -- Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFASzhX9XVrM3ri110RAh3cAJ0b/tu8XowOxvpsabNI0iA4+W6K5wCdFNL+ 9xLV3UlQt6ANPHbE/Dgc5eQ= =l5DT -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
