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To: Darren DeNunzio who wrote (2599)4/5/1999 2:10:00 AM
From: Scott C. Lemon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 3178
 
Hello Darren,

> Macros like Melissa, are quite common in the workplace.

Agreed!

> These however, are very easy to detect. If the user has there
> security set to anything above 'no security', a message box will
> appear asking if the macro should be run. Selecting Yes, then
> brings up another message warning you that the macro could be
> harmful to your system. Anyone who ignores these warnings takes
> matters into their own hands.

I also agree ... but these are the same people who are taught that the constant all-out crashes of their computer operating system is just fine ... so why should they worry about some lame warning from the OS vendor? ;-)

Scott C. Lemon