somewhere near the temporal coordinates of 10/11/02 6:00 PM, the entity
known as Woo Lee transmitted the following from vitcitylb_at_earthlink.net:
>
>
> ------------------
>> But these are files that are Windows-only, right?
>
> Yes, but I use OE 5.0.5 for Mac.
Which means that the Windows-only files could do exactly nothing to your
Mac.
> ------------------
>> On a Mac?? How in the world could a e-mail (which is just text itself)
>> "setup a hidden text file" all on it's own?
>
> These were attachments hiding scripts.
Unless they are AppleScripts (or, I guess, shell scripts if you're on OS X)
AND(!) you specifically execute them, the fact they contain scripts is
immaterial.
> ------------------
>> Text files can't execute by themselves, so how could these be lurking =
> about
>> and sending e-mails out on specific
>
> True, text files can't, however I get most virii on Fridays, some klez are =
> known to be 'active' on certain days.
If these 'klez' are executable on Windows, then they cannot run on a Mac.
If they are VB scripts, then they are just text files. And no matter what
day of the week it is, text files are not executable. (OE on the Mac
doesn't have VB, thank heavens.)
- Eric.
--Eric Strobel (fyzycyst_at_NOSPAM^mailaps.org)
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