[arachne] Re: illegal attachments?

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On Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:06:35 -0500, L.D. Best wrote:

> Bottom line:  The majority of people use 'doze; the majority of people
> don't know how a computer works; the majority of people don't know what
> a "bat" file is (nor that they're .cmd files in XP ); the majority of
> people have their e-mail readers (even those who don't use OE) set to
> open attachments automagically; the majority of people bitch about Big
> Brother taking away their freedoms while also bitching about Big Brother
> not protecting them well enough.

> And "most" people trust M$ security and a *monthly* malware tool to keep
> their computers/pda's healthy.

> As a consequence, most companies and many ISPs find they must be
> responsible for keeping the users' diapers changed.

Agreed, 100%! And for "don't know" in the above, you could just as
easily say "don't want to know".

Someone has to protect these people from themselves, although sometimes
I wonder whether it is worth it....

    
    Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
    and remember what peace there may be in silence.
        "Desiderata", Max Ehrmann, copyright 1952.

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