Misplaced flamewar... WAS: RE: in case nobody else noticed it, there was a mail worm released today

Thu Jan 29 06:32:36 UTC 2004

> I suspect the skill set/clue of RH users is at least an order
> higher that windows users.

really, based on experience that would be surprising, rh is now so easy to get 
and install, securing it is still problematic for most users

> The main problem I see is many e-mail readers default to having
> the preview plain open and this will then run any app it finds.
> No clicking required.

hmm i've not checked, i thought this virus came as executables so you need to 
click a couple boxes before it will run,.....

Steve

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