Re: how safe is browsing newsgroups?

From: Celtic Leroy (I_am__celtic_leroy__san_verbage_at_myhost.com)
Date: 10/03/04

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    Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2004 17:11:51 GMT

    gofofer@nice.com (keexer) wrote:

    >hey leythos I just checked my newsgroup reader options and i saw i had
    >a check in the box called "launch binary attachments". i saw another
    >option box that read "doubleclick on message lauches binary
    >attachment".
    >
    >are these the options that should turned off if i don't want to render
    >html?
    >gina

    Geeze, very seldom will you get a strait answer in a new group! (as
    evidenced by the follow-up messages you've gotten)

    Gina, no. These options are for opening up the attachments, not for
    reading the message in text verses html formats. Forte does not read
    the messages in html (you are safe there). But you should also NOT
    open attachments directly from any reader. That would be a bad thing.
    Although Forte will warn you against opening an attachment that is an
    .exe .com .scr .bat... as they can be carriers of virus'.

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