Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 11:28:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Matt Piechota <piechota@argolis.org> To: Albert Martinez <albertem@bellatlantic.net> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Viruses attaahce to emails in this mailing list Message-ID: <20020626112400.F7517-100000@cithaeron.argolis.org> In-Reply-To: <NGBBJJMDOLFGNOGHLAFCKEIKCLAA.albertem@bellatlantic.net>
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On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, Albert Martinez wrote: > Hmm, interesting, virus delivery via attachments on a security list. What > reason is there for this list to allow attachments? Why wouldn't somebody > protect themselves from these virii? This one rolls around just about everytime a virus does come along. The reason for attachments is every so often people will post up a patch or a log file as an attachment. This was regarded as "A good thing". I do protect myself from the attachments, I use a UNIX mail reader that doesn't try to give me a great email experience. The more indepth answers for this debate are in the archives. -- Matt Piechota To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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