ROFLMAO! Dian Chapman Technical Consultant, Instructor, Microsoft MVP & TechTrax Editor Word AutoForm/VBA eBook: http://www.mousetrax.com/books.html Tutorial web site: http://www.mousetrax.com/techpage.html TechTrax Ezine: http://www.mousetrax.com/techtrax/ -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charles R. Buchanan Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 12:17 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: Microsoft Word flaw may allow file theft I'll put my money on Dian! :-) (no offense Greg, but it gets PRETTY lonely on the couch!) :-) >-----Original Message----- >From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On >Behalf Of Linda F. Johnson >Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 9:03 PM >To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [mso] Re: Microsoft Word flaw may allow file theft > > > >Hmmm...have we started a family feud among the Chapmans? LOL > >One says it's a "pretty serious hole", while the other says "This is >not so much as a security hole, as everyone is SUDDENLY talking >about"....sooo, who do we believe?...Ms Dian or "Greggie"? > >Greggie? ROFL > >Linda >Publisher ~ ABC ~ All 'Bout Computers >Owner ~ Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com >FREE MS Office eBook Tutorial >http://personal-computer-tutor.com/library.htm > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On >Behalf Of Greg Chapman >Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 11:52 PM >To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [mso] Re: Microsoft Word flaw may allow file theft > > > >Well, Woody has been reporting this publicly for a couple weeks now. It >is a pretty serious hole and the problem with it is what the black hats >will develop to take advantage of it, not the flaw itself. The thing >that ticks >me most about it, though, is that I (and Dian was there to hear it) told >MS >Word engineers that something like this was going to show up and that it >would allow hackers to even steal 'signed' credentials. So when I >digitally >sign a Word template for distribution and the safety tag is there that >says >"Greggie's signature is on this template, do you trust him?" someone >else >can steal that sig and use it to pass unsage code. Suddenly, those keyed >signatures are valueless and we're right back where we started on this >Word >macro virus problem. > >************************************************************* >You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe > >Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. 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