Re: Re: Hypothetical design question

[der Mouse <mouse () Rodents Montreal QC CA>]

> I think most users want to __view__ attachments, either pictures or
> text.  They expect the viewer to be Word, Powerpoint Paint, etc.
> They don't expect, when they click on an attachment, to __execute__
> it.

I've long thought that a large part of the reason Windows is so
virus-vulnerable is that the user interface uses the same gesture
(double-clicking, or even right-click and choose "open") to run an
executable file and "open" a "document".

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