[Swan] Virus?

[michael scott williamson]

The real problem is software vendors that produce the lame
mail applications that run stuff behind your back.  Don't
auto-open anything.  Attachments are harmless until 
decoded and run.  If your e-mail program decodes and runs
anything without asking, you're asking for trouble.

I use a ascii-only e-mail client called mutt.  I really
don't have to worry much about virus attachments.

Applications like pegasus mail (win) come out of the box
with fairly safe defaults.   outhouse, err, outlook is 
another story.  I don't know about eudora. web-based
services seem safe...you at least know when you're 
getting an attachment.  Basically just don't run stuff
from untrusted sources.  It's that simple.


73 de Michael
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