Re: Has anyone received the new "I LOVE YOU" Virus email yet ?

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From: barry.morgan
Date: Sat, 06 May 2000 00:00

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Bazza : ICQ 71921532
Tom <tom@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:QuUuoNAbbzE5EwsN@tgmead.demon.co.uk...

> I'm not sure exactly how the file is invoked from OE, but the normal way
> of preventing stray .js, .vbs and .reg files from wreaking havoc is to
> select them in "File Types" and change the default action to "Edit" from
> the usual "Open".

A nice solution but could cause havoc when installing anything afterwards,
or running any progrma that legitimately uses a VB script ?
Maybe there's a way to incorporate a 'confirm' action in the 'Open'
dialogue??

Bazza

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