Counterpane Cracks MS's PPTP

Chris Wedgwood chris at cybernet.co.nz
Tue Jun 2 00:17:02 PDT 1998


On Tue, Jun 02, 1998 at 12:20:11AM -0400, StanSqncrs at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 6/1/98 10:38:20 PM Central Daylight Time,
> chris at cybernet.co.nz writes:
> 
> << > Auto-Launch attached binaries in E-Mail <-- Can we say GoodTimes?
>  
>  Can anyone confirm that this has indeed been fixed yet? >>
> 
> It was my understanding, that the so-called GoodTimes virus was a farce,
> apparently aimed at specific commercial spammers.

GoodTimes is a hoax.

I'm talking about a bug in Outlook (Express?) that will execute code when
email messages are opened.



-Chris






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