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Re: Computer theft 1971

From	Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
Newsgroups	alt.folklore.computers
Subject	Re: Computer theft 1971
Date	2016-05-07 20:59 +0000
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On 2016-05-07, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com <hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com> wrote:

> An article in C&A covers many of today's issues of computer theft
> and vandalism.
>
> http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/computersAndAutomation/197104.pdf
>
> For the life of me, I can't understand why email software allows
> the automatic execution of an attached program merely upon the 
> opening of an email.  This has allowed innumerable security breaches,
> especially since saboteurs raid address books to find email accounts,
> so the email looks legitimate.
>
> Lately, we have had attacks of ransomeware.
>
> I'm not even sure if the auto exec can even be turned off.  (If so,
> I don't know how.)

One word: convenience.  That trumps everything: security, cost,
reliability... everything.  Ask any marketroid.

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Computer theft 1971 hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-05-07 12:47 -0700
  Re: Computer theft 1971 Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-05-07 20:59 +0000
  Re: Computer theft 1971 "Simo" <dhy287@gmail.com> - 2016-05-08 07:01 +1000
  Re: Computer theft 1971 scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-05-07 21:26 +0000
    Re: Computer theft 1971 Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-08 06:08 +0100
      Re: Computer theft 1971 Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-05-08 08:35 +0000
  Re: Computer theft 1971 Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-05-08 02:02 -0300
    Re: Computer theft 1971 Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-05-08 11:08 -0400
      Re: Computer theft 1971 Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-05-08 16:04 -0300
        Re: Computer theft 1971 Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-05-08 17:46 -0400
    Re: Computer theft 1971 Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-05-09 14:33 -0400
  Re: Computer theft 1971 Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-08 06:07 +0100
    Re: Computer theft 1971 Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-05-08 20:56 -0400
      Re: Computer theft 1971 Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-09 06:06 +0100
    Re: Computer theft 1971 Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2016-05-16 20:15 -0400
      Re: Computer theft 1971 jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-17 12:32 +0000
      Re: Computer theft 1971 Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-05-23 12:36 -0400
        Re: Computer theft 1971 Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-05-23 16:40 -0400
        Re: Computer theft 1971 Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-23 21:40 +0100
  Re: Computer theft 1971 Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-05-16 18:30 -0700

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