Web-Dedicated Metacard
Richard Gaskin
ambassador at fourthworld.com
Mon Dec 23 23:26:00 EST 2002
Chipp Walters wrote:
>> If you click on a ".doc" file link on a web page it will download and
>> automatically launch Word. Since Word has macros, this *should* be a
>> security concern of Microsoft's. Now suppose this link is in an "onload"
>> event. Merely going to that page will download the doc file and
>> launch Word.
>
> You are correct...but even MS will notify you that Word is attempting to
> execute a macro and that it could be dangerous...
Only a few versions ago the Prefs setting for that warning could be turned
off by a script, rather obviating uts usefulness (this has since been
changed, of course).
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Richard Gaskin
Fourth World Media Corporation
Developer of WebMerge 2.1: Publish any database on any site
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