Do you think it is reckless to keep e-mail addresses of people you know in an address book that is integrated with your mail client? Maybe it is reckless. How would any naive user know it was reckless?
Using a virus checker to make an insecure mail client safe is an interesting approach. Kind of like keeping a fire extinguisher handy so you can gas up the car whilst smoking with no risk of getting burnt.
Yep it's plain stupid .. I'll be the first to admit that. However, humans are extremely resiliant to change and I would expect people would rather use a 'known' broken client, than have to learn an 'unknown' /safe/ client. The anti-virus protection, even though it is a cure, not prevention, would require little or no intervention for the user once installed. This means their computer doesn't 'change' in any way, making them more likely to accept the solution. IMO ;) James - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog