On Mon, 19 Jun 2000, Sean Rima wrote:
Hi Lenz!
On Mon, 19 Jun 2000, Lenz Grimmer wrote:
I don't want a 52k mass of hubris. Is there some reason why you sent a microsoft specific document/script/virus to a Linux mailing list?
Heh. It just occured to me that your mailer is outlook. (Flame the "technology", not the user...)
I second this. Please do not flame the original author - he might not even know what happened.
Of course his misfortune may aid others in stopping this spreading. I have warned all my family and friends.
I just got a note from CERT about a new Microsoft security problem. Problem is the fix issued by microsoft doesn't fix the problem. The new problem? Seems the help files from IE can now be used to write viruii[viruses?]. Quoted from the CERT note "The Microsoft Windows HTML help facility (part of Internet Explorer) is able to execute arbitrary programs through an embedded "shortcut" in a compiled HTML file. This allows the help system to start wizards and other programs as part of the help facility. Unfortunately, it also makes it unsafe for users to open help files obtained from untrusted sources" Now help files are an issue. Nick -- Nick Zentena "The Linux issue," Wladawsky-Berger explained, "is whether this is a fundamentally disruptive technology, like the microprocessor and the Internet? We're betting that it is." -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/