Re: OS 10.2 & Mail scripting has introduced a new wrinkle
Re: OS 10.2 & Mail scripting has introduced a new wrinkle
- Subject: Re: OS 10.2 & Mail scripting has introduced a new wrinkle
- From: Shane Stanley <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 08:42:51 +1000
On 17/8/02 8:14 AM +1000, cricket, email@hidden, wrote:
>
On Friday, August 16, 2002, at 02:45 PM, Michelle Steiner wrote:
>
>
>> Any suggestions would be welcome. We're very concerned about
>
>> potential security issues and have perhaps erred on the of caution in
>
>> this case.
>
>
>
> I don't see how requiring a dialog in response to a script the first
>
> time a script is run adds to security. I don't see the need for it at
>
> all because after the first time, there's no more security checking.
>
>
It adds to security because you're asked the first time. :) Locking
>
your door 1 out of 10 times is more secure than never locking it.
Poor security can be worse than no security because it engenders a false
confidence.
This system just makes Mail unusable in lots of situations (think of things
like a server that's supposed to send an email after a reboot, for example).
A better answer, surely, is some kind of password system.
--
Shane Stanley, email@hidden
_______________________________________________
applescript-users mailing list | email@hidden
Help/Unsubscribe/Archives:
http://www.lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/applescript-users
Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.