[Spambayes] Anti -Virus

[Adam Walker]

In case you are going to write-up any docs on it, the sb outlook plugin 
uses "extended MAPI" to access the messages directly in microsoft's mail 
store. Therefore, if an exploit requires outlook, spambayes bypasses 
outlook and cannot trigger the exploit.

Dejonghe, Manuel wrote:
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Keith Roos [mailto:Keithroos at kretek.com] 
>>Sent: Dienstag, 28. Oktober 2003 18:24
>>To: 'skip at pobox.com'; Dejonghe, Manuel
>>Cc: spambayes at python.org
>>Subject: RE: [Spambayes] Anti -Virus 
>>
>>Gentlemen,
>>
>> Viruses are triggered by  opening an e-mail to read it. 
>>That's why it is
>>standard practice to  set outlook not to  preview the inbox. 
>>
>>Sure would be slick if your program could determine Spam with 
>>out opening
>>the e-mail and exposing the computer to viruses.
> 

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