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To: ToySoldier who wrote (9791)	7/29/1998 11:53:00 PM
From: Richard M. Smith	Read Replies (1) of 74651

Will MSFT have to halt Windows 98 shipments? The Outlook Express e-mailer reader ships as part of Windows 98. Recently, researchers from Finland have discovered a bug in the way that Outlook Express handles E-mail attachments. This bug allows binary code such as viruses attached to message to be executed when the message is read. Details of the problem can be found at: mercurycenter.com My question, given the seriousness of the bug, is there any chance that shipments of PC installed Windows 98 will have to be held up until the bug has been fixed? If not, who's job is it to warning a consumer that the computer that they are about to purchase has serious security problem in the Email reader installed on the computer? Richard

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