[Gllug] ``Confidential'' .sigs [Was: hosts.conf/nsswitch.conf

[Mike Brodbelt]

On Thu, 2004-12-02 at 16:47 +0000, Tethys wrote:
> Julian Somers writes:
> 
> >If you want to make Outlook quote properly, use this
> >	http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/outlook-quotefix/
> 
> If you have to use Outlook at work, then the chances of you being able
> to a) download a Windows executable, and b) install it on your machine
> are vanishingly slim. The first will probably be blocked by the company's
> web proxy, and the second will be prevented through you not having the
> necessary admin rights to do so...

<tongue_in_cheek>
Yes. What someone needs to do is write a web page that exploits one of
the critical security holes in IE to auto-install the software, then
circulate the URL. It seems to work remarkably well for spyware and
zombie software, so why not put it to good use. After all, most of these
companies that have tight security policies and locked down desktops
also mandate IE. Curious that :-)
</tongue_in_cheek>

Mike.

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