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Heiji Horde <horde@reed.edu> writes:
>In article [...] szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo) writes:
>> Would it be possible for someone to spread a virus via NeXTMail?
>
> There have also been rumours of people working on Postscript viruses.

Well, I don't know of people *working* on them, but I'm sure they *are*
possible. I've explained how I think they can be done in a previous
posting, so I won't bother saying again this time.

> But those would only work if you are a public window server (I think).

Wrong (from what I can tell).

You can really do easy damage if someone has re-enabled the file operators
by typing 'dwrite Mail _NXBypassNSC YES' in a terminal window, but this
has nothing to do with "Public Window Server".

"Public Window Server" controls who can access the window server. Since
the EPS mail-bomb is run by mail with your user-id, this has 'security
feature' has preventative effect on mail-bombs.

Regards,

    Richard.
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