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Originally Posted by _wtf_
How long is it before some idiot gets a message along the lines of:-
Please follow these instructions to view/watch your sexy naked women/men for free.
1. Download the attached file
2. Unzip the file to your desktop
3. Rename imagonnafcukyou.exz to imagonnafcukyou.exe
4. Double click imagonnafcukyou.exe
And he/she follows the instructions?
Sorry, but trying to protect idiots is a losing battle.
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You'll always get people stupid enough to do that. There is no helping them. If people are really determined, they'll stuff up any system.
These measure do actually work. They won't stop viruses dead (no one is saying they will), but they do slow the spread of viruses. Simply because they reduce the amount of people who get infected emails apparently from people or companies they know, and, without thinking, click the attachment..
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Originally Posted by Billy99
The point is, I don't want to be forced by VirginMedia to have Google Email. I didn't sign up for that when I joined Virgin.
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You signed up for an account with email. AFAIK, it does not specify *anywhere* on all the paperwork and pages involved in signing up exactly who will be hosting your emails.
Virgin will still be providing you with email, it's just Google providing the back end.
Google's terms and conditions are irrelevant. Your contract is with Virgin, not Google.