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Technology Stocks : Novell (NOVL) dirt cheap, good buy?
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To: Paul Fiondella who wrote (26463)4/5/1999 2:41:00 PM
From: PJ Strifas  Read Replies (1) of 42771
 
I don't mean to harp on this topic but just to point out that AOL has been working on a way that would digital "sign" each user ID to client software ID (NOT for tracking purposes but for log verification). But some of the fun of AOL is that you can log on from a friend's house and access your account so that was difficult to implement.

Also, AOL's email is not MSFT-based (doesn't use Outlook or Exchange) so macros won't automatically run when the email is opened. Only if one downloads the DOC file and opens it will that PC become infected. Since most AOLer's don't have DialUp networking installed or are usually connected via LAN, Melissa poses a lesser threat.

But it all comes down to user knowledge right? And Novell is working to enable the end user. Technology will take us far into the user knowledge gap but it will never replace it (at least not in the forseeable future).

Peter
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