On Tue, 23 Mar 2004, Gadi Evron wrote: > | However, the mailing list has become, in a growing trend, a means by > | which people transfer viruses, whether it is their intention or if they > | got "0wned" is irrelevant, distributing malware is illegal, and should > | be dealt with by the list owners. > > I stand by it being irresponsible, and I do believe it is illegal, > however, laws in different countries vary, so as I can not cite any > ruling at the moment, I'd rather take the "illegal" part back until I > can cite something.
I think that this depends on how you view the list. I think of it as simply a distribution mechanism. We could just as easily use Usenet or something web based. I know that I am not responsible for content that is propagated via my news servers, if I was, they'd be shut down right away. If this was a moderated list, I could see the moderator being responsible, at least to some extent, on the content. As for the viruses being propagated via the list, I don't think the people who run the list are responsible, as this is simply a distribution system. I guess they could run a virus scan on mail going through the list, if that is what people want. Todd Burroughs _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
