[Milsurplus] Everyone Should Check

[mikea]

On Fri, Oct 04, 2002 at 09:45:18PM -0400, J. Forster wrote:
> Boy, you are not alone. Don't open ANY atttachments unless you know exactly who sent it, and
> what it is. I'm not opening even given the above. Period.

Guys, I do computer security in my day job. 

Nowadays, with Klex and Bugbear and the like, you really
need to make sure that the sender _intended_ to send the
attachment before you even consider opening it. And even 
then, it's good to have an AV tool with current signatures
checking all your mail before you read it. 

Or you can do as I do, and run a *nix, *nux, or *BSD system,
and not be vulnerable to the stuff. 

-- 
Mike Andrews
mikea@mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin since 1964