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From: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com>
To: "Colin Faber" <cfaber@fpsn.net>
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References: <JDEAIDLKPMMILNJHADGCKEAPEGAA.carock@epctech.com> <3C0D4FBD.17F0BA07@fpsn.net> <015001c17d15$0c97e170$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <3C0D52A5.5EF1AD21@fpsn.net>
Subject: Re: Hi (off-topic)
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 01:31:44 +0100
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Perhaps from a global standpoint, yes, but from an individual user standpoint, the goal is to prevent infection of one's machine.
Not opening strange attachments is sufficient to prevent the spread of almost all viruses.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin Faber" <cfaber@fpsn.net>
To: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com>
Cc: <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 23:48
Subject: Re: Hi (off-topic)


> That's not really a good solution given the massive amount of bandwidth
> wasted every time one of these attachments is sent.
>
> The goal should be to stop them at the source not at the destination.
>
>
>
> Anthony Atkielski wrote:
> >
> > A simple solution:  Don't open files with suspicious attachments.  That's what I do.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Colin Faber" <cfaber@fpsn.net>
> > To: <carock@epctech.com>
> > Cc: "Owner-Freebsd-Security" <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 23:35
> > Subject: Re: Hi (off-topic)
> >
> > > Possible solution, block any messages with MS based files? ;-)



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