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the above is an advertisement )-------------- 1) MS Word Security ProblemMicrosoft Word for Windows and the Mac (Word 97, Word 2000, Word 98 (J), Word 98 for the Mac, Word 2001 for the Mac) *all* share the same problem: A malicious person can link an innocuous-looking RTF (rich-text format) document to a template containing a hostile macro that (in turn) could do almost anything on your system. (Sigh.) This is a disturbing problem because exchanging files in RTF normally avoids all kinds of security and compatibility problems. (I, for one, never use the native DOC format, and always save and share my files in RTF.) Although this problem isn't likely to be common--- most RTF documents are exchanged without any templates--- it has the potential to cause trouble, especially in networked environments where it would be relatively easy to embed a live link to a local template. In any case, if you use any of the affected versions of Word, or if you want more info, see: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-028.asp Click to
email this item to a friend 2) How'd I Miss This One?Somehow, a great web site slipped through the cracks. I know I *used* to have this site bookmarked, and even downloaded some of the freeware there, but along the way, I lost track of it. Duh! Fortunately, several readers reminded me of "ToniArts:" The site has a ton of free and excellent software, but the specific tool readers wrote in about was "EasyCleaner," a Registry- and disk-maintenance tool that's cool and powerful. So, along with the other Registry tools mentioned in "How Much Reg Cleaning Is Enough?" ( http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2001/2001-05-21.htm#1 ) be sure to check out EasyCleaner ( http://www.toniarts.com/ecleane.htm ) and the other freeware at ( http://www.toniarts.com/ ) Thanks to all who wrote in! Click to
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the above is an advertisement )-------------- 5) Another Overzealous Mail FilterEmail filters are mostly a good thing, but man, when they're implemented wrong--- or written wrong!--- they're such a hassle. For example, "Scanmail," the "Trend SMEX Content Filter," routinely reports that its "Content filter has detected a sensitive e-mail" when there's absolutely nothing wrong with the message. Still, it quarantines the email, and the recipient never gets to see what it blocked. But Scanmail is only one. For example, with all our recent discussions of file renaming, I've gotten a bunch of bounce-backs in the form of:
How stupid is that? Even the mere, innocuous use of the word "rename" in plain text, within the body of a message--- not as part of an attachment or anything--- is enough to send this unnamed mail filter into a blind panic. I wonder how many emails are improperly blocked each day by overzealous filters like that. Of course, the irony is that the people whose mail is being blocked will never see this, or similar items. They'll have no clue that some piece of software has decided, a priori, what they can and cannot see. Sheesh. If you or your business use an email filter, you might want to check the settings from time to time, just to avoid this kind of silliness. Click to
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