While it is true that if windows didn't have so much of a monopoly,
this virus would not be so easily spread, it should certainly be
possible to avoid this type of thing even if every person used
the same software.
I don't want scriptable email. I don't see it as being useful and
it introduces too many potential problems. I don't want things
like mail client software to have access to my entire system (root
privileges).
The problem is not everyone running the same software, the problem is:
1) No security model in the most common os!
2) Unnecessary and dangerous scripting capability being added to
everything these days. Scripting is fine for the user, but mail, web
clients, etc, should not accept scripts from the outside world.
Comments?
-dave
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