[muglo] Re: Do you still have my old address? (virus question)
- From: doug rogers <dougsamu@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "MUGLO Online" <muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 14:33:02 -0400
>>Yes, Mac users, Microsoft email products *can* transmit PC viruses, though
>>they do not affect your Mac OS. They might be a .vcf or .exe attachment.
>The only way _any_ Mac e-mail apps can re-transmit Windows viruses is if the
>user ACTIVELY and INTENTIONALLY does it (either by setting up a script or
>manually forwarding it).
Or actively and unintentionally manually forwards it. Most of my
acquaintences who might have a virus are PC users, and wouldn't
understand the subtleties of the arguments.
>It's possible that a spammer has managed to get your e-mail address(es) and
>has an infected computer themselves (the English language really needs a
>gender-neutral form of himself/herself that is not itself).
No doubt.
> <http://home.golden.net/~samu> <
> There's a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in. <
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