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  From: Adam Hawes <adam.hawes@flinders.edu.au>
  To  : Linux SA <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 16:46:05 +0930

[OT] Restricted Permission Email and M$

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Hi all.

Just thought some of you might be interested in seeing this and offering your 
thoughts on how it's going affect us poor Linux saps who don't have access to 
Internet Explorer, Office, Lookout or .NET.

> > From: someone@somewhere
> > To: someoneelse@nowhere
> > Subject: Testing
> > Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 14:42:14 +0930
> >
> > <You have received a message with restricted permission. Open this item
> > to read its content.>
> > -
> > -
> > If you are not running Office 11 Beta or an e-mail application that
> > understands messages with restricted permission, you will need to
> > download the Rights Management Update for Internet Explorer. To download
> > this free software now, go to
> > http://r.office.microsoft.com/r/rlidRestrictedPermissionViewer?clid=1033
> >
> > Microsoft Office 11 Beta helps people prevent sensitive e-mail messages
> > and documents from being forwarded, edited, or copied by unauthorized
> > individuals by restricting permission to these messages and documents.
>

Ok, so the email addresses have been modified to protect the "innocent".

The person who received this email originally was required to log into .NET 
and download a plugin (for you guessed it... Internet Explorer) to view the 
message.  The plugin won't allow you to forward, print or copy/paste the 
message, and you can't view it without logging into .NET with the correct 
password. 

The "protected" message comes as an attachment to a regular email that looks 
pretty much like what I've pasted in here.

Anywho, any thoughts?

Adam

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Adam Hawes
Ph.D Student
School of Engineering
Flinders University

ICQ:    2492016
Email:  adam.hawes@flinders.edu.au
Mobile: 0402 854 965

http://users.esc.net.au/~ahawes/bcc.html
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