[PLUG] Effect of a specific mail filter

[Ed Sawicki]

On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 20:25, Michael C. Robinson wrote:
> >   We're dealing with a people problem here more than anything else. This
> > suggests it will only get worse and never be solved.
> 
> One approach is moving people to an html alternative that won't be a
> carrier of viruses for Microsoft's junk.

The basic problem isn't in the data format (HTML). It's
with the underlying system that's so easily tricked into
executing code.


> Is it possible to get enough information about the
> internals of Windows
At tens of millions of lines of code, you're better off
starting over.

> to make alternative mail programs that are safe and
> full featured run on it?

You shouldn't expect applications to be more secure
than the underlying platform. 

> It seems you'd do better to make the operating
> system protect poorly written software from dangerous input than
> fix the software itself.

Right.