Forum Archive Index - February 2004

["Malcolm Cameron" <malharcameron@hotmail.com>]

Gavin I totally Agree

Malcolm




>From: Gavin Treadgold <gav@rediguana.co.nz>
>Reply-To: sharechat@sharechat.co.nz
>To: sharechat@sharechat.co.nz
>Subject: RE: [sharechat] virus ex sharechat
>Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2004 13:57:31 +1300
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > is no address book for Viruses  to access . I hope this
> > satisfy your concern about my security.
>
>Malcom, I have no concerns about your security.
>
>The only issue I have with security on this list is that attachments are
>allowed at all. In this day and age with all the malware around, list
>managers should actively be stripping all list attachments.
>
>I know this would cause a problem with chart images and the like, but the
>solution there is to have some temporary web space where a file can be
>loaded, and then a link to the file on a web server provided in the email
>instead of the actual file. Not only is it safer, but it is more efficient
>for all involved. I'm currently dealing with this issue on another list
>which has had virus accusations flying around. This is something that the
>sharechat list admins could provide relatively easily. I know it is pretty
>easy to write a form to handle upload of files to a web site. It is a
>trivial solution (form to handle upload, hit submit, file saved to server,
>presented with URL to link to file on webserver, cut and paste into email -
>yes I was and still do some web development). Note that it doesn't stop the
>uploading of malicious files, but it does stop the widespread distribution
>of them - right now everyone on the list gets a copy).
>
>I'll be much happier when attachments are forever stripped from email 
>lists!
>:)
>
>Cheers Gav
>
>
>
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