Now I'm getting worm mail whose body claims it's a cure for the worm it's actually carrying.
So, why the fsck does anyone run Outlook? I don't get it.
There's a mail virus that *really* likes me; it's sent me about 100 pieces of spam in the last month, roughly totalling 50MB. I read most of my mail on the server, so this works for me (no download-and-delete issue on the downstream pipe).
Re:Mail Filters
Elian on 2002-04-19T23:22:13
Unfortunately they're all coming from different people--I don't think I've gotten two from the same person yet. I'm a little hesitant to just start throwing mail filters at the problem yet. I get a fair amount of unsolicited email as it is, and I'd rather not take the chance of throwing away someone's real mail.
I'm running OS X, so it's not like I'm vulnerable to this particular problem. It's just damned annoying.Re:Mail Filters
gnat on 2002-04-20T08:23:16
I installed SpamAssassin and haven't looked back. Between procmail and SA, I can nuke most spam. I don't shitcan spam, I store it in a folder that I check once every couple of days to see whether any unspam was accidentally trapped. I believe they call this "gray" mail (as opposed to black and white shitcanning or passing through of email).--Nat
Re:Mail Filters
Matts on 2002-04-20T18:18:43
Careful. Klez forges sender.
Re:Two words for ya
vek on 2002-04-21T13:43:19
LOL, just this past week I had a quick conversation with 'The Helpdesk Gestapo' when they came upstairs to install a new software package on my laptop:
helpdesk guy: Oh, so you don't use Outlook for mail then?
me: Er, no, I prefer Mozilla thanks.
helpdesk guy: Well you do know that Outlook is the corporate standard and we don't support any other software.
me: Yes I'm well aware of the corporate standards with regards to Microsoft software.
helpdesk guy: Well, you really need to use Outlook going forward.
me: (lying through teeth)Ok I will, thanks.
I've had the same (or similar) conversations with various members of our on-site helpdesk 'team' and it does no good to get into an argument with them about it. I now just grin and say 'ok' just to get them out of my cubie:-) Re:Two words for ya
jhi on 2002-04-22T18:28:56
At some point last year we were given a fancy four-color booklet titled "[CompanyNameWithheld] Antivirus Quick Guide". I pinned it to my cube front wall and used a black marker to make it even quicker: "Step 1: Don't Use Microsoft Products."
Re:Two words for ya
Simon on 2002-04-22T19:10:51
Corporate. Policy.Well, OK, that just changes the question a little - why does anyone work for a corporate?
:) Re:Two words for ya
jhi on 2002-04-22T19:23:47
One word for ya: money.
Re:Two words for ya
jdavidb on 2002-05-02T17:37:26
Or as I like to put it: retirement.
Re:Two words for ya
merijnb on 2002-05-02T09:59:48
Corporate Policy in my place is termination
of employment on use of Outlook. PCs are
trawled every night for rogue installs. All
31.000 of them:-)
