From: David Charlap (no email)
Date: Thu May 04 2000 - 20:58:06 EDT
"Eric A. Hall" wrote:
>>
>> Many mail programs (including Netscape Communicator) have no VBS
>> support in them, so they can not execute virusses like this one.
>
> Netscape relies on MIME type mappings. If there's a type defined
> (which there is if you have Windows Scripting Host installed) then
> it's an executable attachment. Right-click, "open in new window."
I stand corrected. I just tested it by writing and mailing myself a VBS
file. It opened, ran and was able to write my output file (after
approving it in the "security warning" dialog.) I assumed that NS would
treat VBS like executables.
With an EXE attachment, you don't get the choice of launching it - the
SaveAs dialog appears immediately.
I think I'll inform NS that they've got a bug. They should be treating
VBS like EXE and COM files.
-- David
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