delorie.com/archives/browse.cgi | search |
Mailing-List: | contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm |
List-Subscribe: | <mailto:cygwin-subscribe AT sources DOT redhat DOT com> |
List-Archive: | <http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/> |
List-Post: | <mailto:cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com> |
List-Help: | <mailto:cygwin-help AT sources DOT redhat DOT com>, <http://sources.redhat.com/ml/#faqs> |
Sender: | cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com |
Delivered-To: | mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com |
Message-Id: | <5.0.2.1.2.20010131140323.01b89ea0@sen-mail.gtri.gatech.edu> |
X-Sender: | kthompso AT sen-mail DOT gtri DOT gatech DOT edu |
X-Mailer: | QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.0.2 |
Date: | Wed, 31 Jan 2001 14:08:23 -0500 |
To: | cygwin AT cygwin DOT com |
From: | Ken Thompson <ken DOT thompson AT gtri DOT gatech DOT edu> |
Subject: | RE: Computer Virus |
In-Reply-To: | <B7536E2DB26AD211A42500104BB49C72F603A1@manbarapp1.intgame. |
com> | |
Mime-Version: | 1.0 |
At 10:49 AM 1/31/2001 -0800, you wrote: >Off topic, I know. But what sort of protection are they giving their users >with this line in the message: > > > >These types are not delivered to the final recipients. If you want > > >to send one of these types, please encode them as ZIP or TAR files. > >Stephen Blythe The real idea is to prevent naive users from executing/installing/whatever potentially dangerous attachments by clicking on them blindly. A tar archive will not normally execute some dangerous code if you double click on it. IMHO, a better solution is to rename such attachments to something that will not execute/install/whatever when clicked on and add a cautionary message to the recipient. This lets the recipient decide the authenticity of the file in question and act accordingly. This is what our mailer software does. Ken >-- >Want to unsubscribe from this list? >Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Ken Thompson GTRI/ELSYS/SEN (404) 894-7089 (VOICE) (770)-223-6770 (PAGER) (404) 894-7080 (FAX) ken DOT thompson AT gtri DOT gatech DOT edu The productivity of a software engineering process is inversely proportional to the paperwork it generates and the meetings it requires. -- Ken Thompson -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
webmaster | delorie software privacy |
Copyright © 2019 by DJ Delorie | Updated Jul 2019 |