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How do you select which program to view attachments with?
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On Mon, 7 Dec 2009 10:50:44 -0800, "Ray" wrote:
How do you select which program to view attachments with? Two points: 1. You can not choose a single program to view attachments with. What program you open an attachment with depends on what kind of attachment--what format--it is. For example, if the attachment is a Microsoft Word document, you need to open it with Microsoft Word, or some compatible program. If it's a graphic image, for example a jpg file, you need to open it with a graphics viewer that handles jpg files (such as Irfanview). 2. Attachments are very risky. You often see advice not to open attachments from people you don't know. I think that that's one of the most dangerous pieces of advice you see around, because it implies that it's safe to do the opposite--open attachments from friends and relatives. But many viruses spread by sending themselves to everyone in the infected party's address book, so attachments received from friends are perhaps the *most* risky to open. Even if the attachment legitimately comes from a friend, it can contain a virus. I'm not suggesting that a friend is likely to send you a virus on purpose, but if the friend is infected without realizing it, any attachment he sends you is likely to also be infected. So I recommend not opening attachments. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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On Mon, 7 Dec 2009 10:50:44 -0800, "Ray" wrote:
How do you select which program to view attachments with? Two points: 1. You can not choose a single program to view attachments with. What program you open an attachment with depends on what kind of attachment--what format--it is. For example, if the attachment is a Microsoft Word document, you need to open it with Microsoft Word, or some compatible program. If it's a graphic image, for example a jpg file, you need to open it with a graphics viewer that handles jpg files (such as Irfanview). 2. Attachments are very risky. You often see advice not to open attachments from people you don't know. I think that that's one of the most dangerous pieces of advice you see around, because it implies that it's safe to do the opposite--open attachments from friends and relatives. But many viruses spread by sending themselves to everyone in the infected party's address book, so attachments received from friends are perhaps the *most* risky to open. Even if the attachment legitimately comes from a friend, it can contain a virus. I'm not suggesting that a friend is likely to send you a virus on purpose, but if the friend is infected without realizing it, any attachment he sends you is likely to also be infected. So I recommend not opening attachments. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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