Re: [WinMac] making a mac cd-rom

Welch, John C.(jwelch[at]aer.com)
Wed, 22 Dec 1999 13:36:31 -0500

well, my major point is, is that by making macros a subset of VB, any moron
with 3 functional brain cells *should* have seen the potential for abuse. If
windows didn't ALLOW you to format the current boot disk, or bypass
user-specified security options, a lot of this problem wouldn't exist.

BTW...this is one of the reasons you don't see applescript virii...there are
things you just can't do in the MacOS without entering *some* sort of
password at least once.

john

> From: John Nurick <jnurick@locum-destination.com>
> Reply-To: winmac@lists.best.com
> Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 16:16:07 -0000
> To: winmac@lists.best.com
> Subject: RE: [WinMac] making a mac cd-rom
>
> No way. WordBasic and VBA were GREAT steps forward (if only they'd started
> with a proper language rather than Basic...). But if we ever meet the real
> criminal idiots at Microsoft - the ones who were warned about macro viruses
> early on but still didn't build in any security features - I'll hold your
> coat, and take over the horsewhip when your arm gets tired.
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Welch, John C. [mailto:jwelch@aer.com]
>> Sent: 22 December 1999 15:20
>> To: winmac@lists.best.com
>> Subject: Re: [WinMac] making a mac cd-rom
>>
>>
>> add my voice to the rant...
>>
>> one day, I'll meet the (*&^*&%%() idiot who decided that an
>> application
>> MACRO language needed to be a part of a full blown
>> programming language that
>> gives you FULL control over the computer.
>>
>> and I will beat that person until I have re-paid that person
>> for EVERY DAMN
>> LATE NIGHT caused by some dammed macro virus...Thank GOD we
>> use Netscape
>> email servers and IMAP clients instead of Outdork and
>> exchange...at least we
>> could laugh at Melissa.
>>
>
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