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(Mis)Uses of Technology

by Mike Masnick

Wed, May 22nd 2002 1:37pm





College Bans Microsoft Outlook

from the too-many-viruses dept

In a backlash against all the viruses that seem to run through Microsoft Outlook holes, Cambridge women's college Newnham has banned the use of Outlook and Outlook Express on campus. Apparently, their network admin folks were sick of cleaning after each virus mess, and are going to force people to use safer email clients. Of course, many viruses will still run no matter what client you're using, but Outlook has a number of features that make it even more likely to get infected and pass on a virus.

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    now...

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    Anonymous Coward, May 22nd, 2002 @ 7:35pm

    if I only knew how to turn off html markup *and*
    java script in netscape communicator

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    Hmmm sounds familar

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    gremlin, May 22nd, 2002 @ 7:49pm

    I read quite some time ago that sun did the same thing as it posed a security risk to their internal network...
    Maybe more admins will follow suit

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    No Subject Given

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    dave, May 22nd, 2002 @ 11:55pm

    perhaps if people used some common sence... "annakournikova.jpg.vbs" or "labassignment2.doc.exe" or most of the time, those virii that come across my school network come from people that i've never talked to ever. Some common sence when it comes to computers would go a long way!

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    Re: No Subject Given

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    TheCaptain, May 23rd, 2002 @ 6:06am

    The problem is that common sense ain't so common anymore.

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