Re: Virus scanning non-structured emails

> > Actually it's the other way around.
> >
> > It's irresponsible (and a violation of the MIME standard) to produce 
> > mail user agents that present potentially-harmful content.
> Oh, I agree, but one cannot really expect an attacker to refrain from 
> attacking.
especially when one chooses to deploy insecure network software.

> > To say that virus scanners are "responsible" for fixing holes in
> > user agents puts responsibility in the wrong place.
> They sell a product claiming to do so.
fair enough.

Keith