HTML email

[Alexander Sarras]

On Fri, 12 May 2000 14:57:24 +0100 (BST), Simon Bowring wrote:

> >Here is another example of the benefits of using HTML email <g>
> 
> and here's another (posted to our internal newsgroups today):
> 
> >I have just received an email with an HTML attachment,
> >called magicfortune.html, which contains a java script
> >program.  I have the preview pane open, so the the
> >java script program ran automatically.
> >
> >Luckily, the program was harmless, but I assume java
> >script has the same sort of destructive powers as VB
> >script (although I am not sure about this), so it could
> >have done some harm.
> 
> Indeed it could - luckily the author of the luvbug didn't
> use this technique too - it would have spread very much 
> faster.
> 
Shhhh! Someone might get ideas....
SaS
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