Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on June 24, 2003 03:56 AM
Perhaps reading the post more clearly would benefit you. I never said it was completely the user's fault. I don't see how you can honestly say that all email viruses are Microsoft's fault.
Elderly relative: Oh dear! How do I know which attachment is ok?
Me: Well, you can't really.
The last time I checked, attachments come with an extension. So you can make an educated decision about what attachments to open.
Elderly relative: Oh look! Here is an email from yersereafe@yearew.com with an attachment named killWindows.exe. I don't know this person. Is that attachment safe to open?
You: There's really no way for you to know. It's all Microsoft Outlook's fault. You have no responsibility in this matter whatsoever. If it destroys your computer, it's all Microsoft's fault. Microsoft bad, OSS good.
I don't particularly like Microsoft, but this attitude is ridiculous. I wish people would stop spending so much time bashing Microsoft and put that time to a much more constructive use.
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Re:Blaming Outlook
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on June 24, 2003 03:56 AMElderly relative: Oh dear! How do I know which
attachment is ok?
Me: Well, you can't really.
The last time I checked, attachments come with an extension. So you can make an educated decision about what attachments to open.
Elderly relative: Oh look! Here is an email from yersereafe@yearew.com with an attachment named killWindows.exe. I don't know this person. Is that attachment safe to open?
You: There's really no way for you to know. It's all Microsoft Outlook's fault. You have no responsibility in this matter whatsoever. If it destroys your computer, it's all Microsoft's fault. Microsoft bad, OSS good.
I don't particularly like Microsoft, but this attitude is ridiculous. I wish people would stop spending so much time bashing Microsoft and put that time to a much more constructive use.
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