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From: <dmbrown -at- brown-inc -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Sent: September 22, 2003 01:34 PM
Subject: Re: Farewell
>
> Bonnie Granat wrote:
>
> > These are my rules...
>
> Wow, those are incredibly harsh. I'd miss a lot of legitimate messages
> if I applied those.
In these days of viruses and worms, headers need to be free of terms like
"update" and those other terms.
>
> They're also unnecessary if you (a) use an e-mail program that doesn't
> automatically execute, open, or display attachments, and (b) install
> (and keep up to date definitions for) antivirus software.
>
OE doesn't do that, but the messages came through anyway, even though I have
protection.
> Both measures are really easy and inexpensive.
>
Yes, but they don't stop Norton from nagging you every 30 seconds to
quarantine. And of course while it's doing that it says you should allow
Norton to automatically quarantine, but finding where to do that is nearly
impossible, and when found, does not work. (At least for me.)
> Netscape's or Mozilla's e-mail client is free. McAfee VirusScan Online
> is very reasonably priced and dead simple to use: install it once and
> let it update itself automatically--you'll stay safe without doing
> anything until next year's subscription fees are due. :)
>
I made those rules because all the virus protection in the world didn't stop
the messages.
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