full-disclosure - Re: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, he lp the cause

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Message-ID: <3F3CDA48EB6ED411876F00508B69359B04401235@ctms5.ctms>
From: jbajko at CTMSINC.com (Justin Bajko)
Subject: Re: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, he
	lp the cause

> That Web site is utterly disingenuous.  Rather than giving low-value
> information, how about high-value information that actually protects
> people:
> 
> 1) Don't use Windows.
> 2) Don't use Outlook.

I'll not get into the endless banter that will certainly ensue when I tell
you that, in many circumstances, people don't have a choice in the products
they use. I know I don't, at least at the office. And don't tell me to go
find another job where I won't have to work for Microsoft Nazis -- I thank
my lucky stars just about every day that I actually HAVE a job, considering
the current job market.

What I WILL say, however, is that to Microsoft's credit, Outlook 2003 is
drastically improved over its predecessors. Outlook 2003 will no longer
automatically download pictures that are in an HTML e-mail, nor will it
automatically execute any embedded code or link itself to outside websites
that are linked in an e-mail.

They (MS) have a long way to go, but they're certainly climbing the
mountain.
-- 
-jtb