Re: [PLUG] Detailed document

[LeRoy Cressy <ldc@lrcressy.com>]

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Bill Patterson wrote:
> Can we get a virus scanner for this sort of thing?  It even pretends to 
> have been scanned!
>
> I'm one of those Linux users who still uses Windoze for mail, and my 
> McAfee virus scanner has to be supressed because otherwise it finds so 
> many viruses or it has such a significant bug that it STOPS my mail 
> altogether!
>
> Oh well, maybe there is no sympathy, but I can always ask!
>
> I keep saying to myself that I'll switch to a Linux tool for my mail, 
> but so much of my mail involves MSWord documents on my Windoze machine 
> using involved Word characteristics that it is not easy to switch.
>
> Bill
>
> viceclown@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> > Hi!
> > For more details see the attached document.
> >
> >
> > +++ X-Attachment-Type: document
> > +++ X-Attachment-Status: no virus found
> > +++ Powered by the new Norton OnlineAntiVirus
> > +++ Free trial: www.norton.com

Hi Bill,

I received the same message the other day which is the reason I only use 
Linux to read mail.  Most of the Windows Word files that are sent can be 
read by Open Office and they come out pretty good.  Also, you can save 
the Windows attachment to fat partition on a linux box, or use mcopy to 
copy the file to a floppy.

I realize that this is a little cumbersome, but in the interest of 
safety I have even convinced that windows running the latest virus 
scanner updates is not secure enough.  There was even a notice on /. 
from the dept of Home Land Security of a new windows exploit that 
effects Windows help along with IE and the virus scanners do not have a 
patch for it yet.

I don't know if this is what you are looking for, but just my 2 cents.

Have a great day :-)

LeRoy

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