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Date:         Tue, 20 Jan 2004 13:49:50 -0500
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Subject:      Re: Can we kill this??  -->  Re: heads up on IE browser flaw
In-Reply-To:  <BC32B650.348C7%gnarlodious@earthlink.net>
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On Tue, 20 Jan 2004, Gnarlodious wrote:

> OK, we should just wait for the next spate of virus generated spam to > overload this list. Since you can't stop it when it's happening you might as > well blame people who are trying to prevent it.

The solution is simple. If people would stop opening attachments they weren't expecting, these things wouldn't spread.

Maybe I'm just being optimistic here, but it seems like people ought to be bright enough not to open an attachment that comes on a message that just says "Hi, test", regardless of what operating system they're using. (And yes, the latest virus going around really *is* that lame. It's not sneaky at all.)

Like a lot of automotive problems, the root cause of the problem is the nut behind the wheel.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia '86 Volvo 240DL wagon


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