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RE: Re: [FD] FD should block attachments
From: "Schmehl, Paul L" <pauls () utdallas edu>
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 17:41:24 -0600
-----Original Message----- From: full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com [mailto:full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com] On Behalf Of morning_wood Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 4:33 PM To: full-disclosure () lists netsys com Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Re: [FD] FD should block attachments am i missing something here? because i realy do not see the issue.
Yes, you are. As I pointed out earlier, for some people who subscribe to FD, it's a cost issue. They pay by the byte or by the amount of time they're online, and attachments *cost* them money. If people provided URLS and an explanation of the file, then those folks for whom this is a cost issue could decide *before* they are forced to download the file (by simply checking their mail), whether or not they actually wanted a copy. The suggestion to not subscribe to the list if you're in that position was a rather ill-considered one, if you ask me. This shouldn't be an either or choice for them. Now *that* doesn't seem too hard to understand, to me, but unfortunately far too many of US are spoiled, with high bandwidth connections that don't add any additional cost for downloading large files so we're blinded to other people's dilemmas. I personally could care less if the attachments or sent to the list or not, but I *do* think one ought to at least *consider* the fact that it's a cost issue for some folks. And I'm willing to bet that most of those folks are smart enough that they don't really need our help figuring out whether a file is safe to download or not (or how to download it safely if you want to put it that way.) It would certainly rid the list of the irritation factor for those people who get "surprised" by the attachments and then flood the list with complaints. (Yes, I know all about filtering, yada, yada, yada. This isn't about *me*.) Paul Schmehl (pauls () utdallas edu) Adjunct Information Security Officer The University of Texas at Dallas AVIEN Founding Member http://www.utdallas.edu/~pauls/ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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- RE: Re: [FD] FD should block attachments Schmehl, Paul L (Apr 02)
- RE: Re: [FD] FD should block attachments Bart . Lansing (Apr 05)
- RE: Re: [FD] FD should block attachments Paul Schmehl (Apr 05)
- RE: Re: [FD] FD should block attachments Bart . Lansing (Apr 05)
- MCSE training question Curt Purdy (Apr 05)
- Re: MCSE training question Joel R. Helgeson (Apr 05)
- Re: MCSE training question Exibar (Apr 05)
- Re: MCSE training question Ron DuFresne (Apr 06)
- RE: Re: [FD] FD should block attachments Paul Schmehl (Apr 05)
- Re: MCSE training question morning_wood (Apr 05)
- RE: Re: [FD] FD should block attachments Bart . Lansing (Apr 05)
- Re: Re: [FD] FD should block attachments Michael Gale (Apr 07)
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- RE: Re: [FD] FD should block attachments Mike Smith (Apr 04)