Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 23:11:36 -0800 From: Nocturne <dpilgrim@uswest.net> To: Brad Benson <bradley@softhome.net> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: outlook mail was:(RE: Logo merchandise) Message-ID: <3701CAA8.5086D3C2@uswest.net> References: <000201be7b31$8f0d9ac0$6400a8c0@BillyJoeBob>
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Brad Benson wrote: > > > > > That aside, the key feature of Outlook is the remarkable ability to > > both piss people off with HTML e-mails while being infected with > > prank-viruses like Melissa and Happy99. Those Micro$oft folk are > > geniuses, aren't they? > > > > First I have to say that I'm not a fan of Microsoft in any way. I also have > to admit that I use Outlook98. Yes there can be some extremely annoying > problems with HTML mail and such, but users with a little knowledge can > easily disable such features. As far as handling large amount of email goes, > I couldn't survive without the auto sorting features built into outlook. As > far as prank-viruses go, almost any windows mail program can be dangerous if > you don't pay attention to the attachments that come in your mail. I think > it should be said that most people should think about what could be in an > attachment they weren't expecting. Granted, but Outlook's integration with Office opens the door to things like Melissa, which only works when you've got Outlook and Word 97/2k. Perhaps this is why I laugh every time I hear that some poor NT admin had to take the mail server offline. At least Netscape Messager has a very simple means of diabling HTML and Java/JS in e-mail and news. -- dpilgrim@uswest.net /\ / __ Our lies are merely the gryph@mindless.com / \/OC/URNE truth of another world ICQ: 29880099 Death is not a kill -9, just a DALnet: anim0s make world and shutdown -r now PGPKey available To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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