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From: "Steve Austin" <bionic@man.com>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.basic.visual.database,comp.lang.basic.visual.misc,comp.lang.beta,comp.lang.c
References: <rFRg8.15499$cq6.551113@weber.videotron.net> <DmWg8.15465$106.1176137@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net> <3C8435F2.4ED2879A@attglobal.net> <ZvWg8.177$tg2.41631@e3500-atl1.usenetserver.com> <iRXg8.15728$106.1199523@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net> <htk88uo0e7u28cuikq7vekv9jc3qf3rbd1@4ax.com> <3c851cb0_2@news.iprimus.com.au> <3c853c75.13087585@news1.rdc1.nsw.optushome.com.au> <3c85f48c_1@news.iprimus.com.au> <a65euf02jc3@enews4.newsguy.com>
Subject: Re: WARNING!  My OE removed the attachment as being unsafe
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X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000
X-Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 210.50.52.76
Message-ID: <3c8688fd_1@news.iprimus.com.au>
X-Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 127.0.0.1
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2002 21:24:57 GMT
NNTP-Posting-Host: 203.134.67.67
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X-Trace: news0.optus.net.au 1015449897 203.134.67.67 (Thu, 07 Mar 2002 08:24:57 EST)
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> Oh, it has some unique vulnerabilities. I don't know of any other email
> client that can be infected with a virus while a message is _downloading_.

Proof?  Please provide an URL of a documented case.

> And it's the scripting host you need disabled, not JavaScript (though that
> should be disabled, too, for different reasons).

That's what I meant (all scripting in general).