Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Stanislaw B.A. Stawowy writes: > Is having a signature with "begin romeo_juliet.exe.vbs" > unlawful ? Yes, when the intent is to damage a computer system--and it is difficult to imagine any other intent behind coding a line that exactly resembles UUENCODE encoding of a file with a name that matches the name of a virus and will be executed (insofar as possible) by the receiving computer when invoked. > Please, do not write anything on subject you don't > know nothing about. I'll keep that in mind, but that is not a problem at the moment. See 18 USC 1030 (a)(5)(A-C), 18 USC 1030 (b), and the definitions in 18 USC 1030 (e)(2)(B) and (e)(8)(A). > EVERY mail client HAVE TO work along those rules. There is no requirement that mail clients interpet and accept MIME headers, and some clients may recognize and act upon UUENCODE headers independently of MIME specifications, for reasons of compatibility. > ... it's your own problem, as you have 'not homologated' > internet client. There is no homologation of Internet e-mail clients. > Please notice, that I can probably sue YOU for > saying that I am acting unlawful, as I didn't anything > wrong, according to worldwide law regulations and > worldwide standards... Pointing out that you are violating a law (in my good-faith estimation) is not libel, if that is what you adumbrate here. > Can we get back to Leicas and Jupiter 8 issue, > please? This will be my last post on this topic. Note that I have added you to my killfile as a precautionary measure, so I shall not see further posts from you on any topic. Perhaps one day, when you've had to spend a month or so cleaning a "joke" off of 20,000 workstations and a hundred mail servers, you'll see my perspective more clearly.