Re: [ANN] "Dbl-Click Won't Open..." Issues

John McGhie <john@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> Deprecating the old file types that could potentially contain bad stuff
> removes the ability for some piece of malware dropped on the desktop by
a
> browser, to inject a call into Word/Excel/PowerPoint and use this as a
way
> to execute potentially destructive code.

Yeah, I stil have a hard time swallowing this arguement. First, it
doesn't affect Office 2008 which doesn't have VBA sup****t, then it only
does that for some browser setting up outdated type code to these files.
If you download from other browsers, the files can be opened through a
double-click.

I still don't know why the changes were made actually. I know it is to
prevent "bad stuff" from hapening, but I sure don't understand how
blocking the double-click-to-open helps.


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