| From: | Alan Buxey |
| Date: | 27 Apr 2001 at 09:42:02 |
| Subject: | Re: Have I got a PC |
hi,
> How often do we see posts because someone has not configured correctly or
> because they have not read the manual. I said the odds where low, but can you
> honestly say that out there soomewhere, there is not an amiga user who has
> set up some script which would leave them at the mercy of of a small VB
> Virus. As long a the Commands match there is a chance. I can write a Virus
> in old 8bit based Basic, I'm also pretty sure I could come up with a MIME type
> which would leave my Amiga at it's mercy.
1) you're first point is the main one..... even if someone did stick an
'auto run' arexx script onto aminet for people to start using, 80% of
people wouldnt have it installed correctly anyway! ;-)
2) a VB virus wouldnt work on the Amiga.... we dotn HAVE VisualBasic. we
dont have any programs that run VB
30 the main argument is that, stupidly, MS has huge holes in its OS and
applications that allow, BY DEFAULT, a 3rd-arty program to autorun and do
whatever it wants with the SYSTEM files, and user files. a crime in
itself! (but, apparently, the users want 'ease of use')
alan
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