Re: FD should block attachments

[Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu]

On Fri, 02 Apr 2004 08:27:18 PST, Tim <tim-security () sentinelchicken org>  said:

> I have to agree here.  There are some who would say that email was never
> intended as a means to transfer files.  It is a very impolite way of
> getting a group of people a file.  Sending a link, is much more
> considerate to the subscribers and to those hosting the list.

This will be more useful once there's a way to do all of the following:

1) Upload the file to a webserver (which Joe User often doesn't have)
2) Set permissions on the file so only the recipients can get it.
3) Figure out the resulting URL for inclusion in the mail.
4) Deal with removing the file after a week or so.
5) All the *other* cruft involved in that whole process.

In general, *not* something your Aunt Tillie can deal with.

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