Chris
Jeff answered me with a perfectly ethical answer. I am sure he can fight his
own corner but this is my reply.
I am a complete respecter of security issues having safeguarded for more
years than I wish to recall financial, defence and research environments by
running secure UNIX environments.
The question Jeff answered me was relating to office systems (in this case
Access .mdb attachments failing). It was quite an ethical answer.
The problem rests with Administrators who instead of allowing files that are
virus checked (especially by their own server based virus checkers) to pass
through their email systems are simply going for the soft option and banning
all attachments (with e.g. .mdb extensions).
In most cases the file attachment will at the receipient end be virus
checked before it is downloaded or after downloading on the recipient's PC.
In all my years of administration I empowered users and enabled their
productivity not hampered them.It may be more tedious in Administration time
and a higher budget but after all what use are the computers with purely
Administrators if users cannot work.
Microsoft products are excellent for users and it sadly continues to be a
UNIX against Micorosoft battle that is causing everyone the grief.
Thanks to all of you anyway for your comments.
Until the egos of some of the UNIX CEOs reach a point of human reality (in
that Microsoft isn't going away as the dominant desktop choice) and the frank
realisation that there is room for UNIX in the 'medium to big iron' market
but not on the desktop.
More power to Microsoft and realistic IT companies and administrators.
Thanks
Jay
