Can I run sftp as a batch job as I can regular ftp? On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 2:56 PM, Paul Gilmartin < [email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, 23 May 2018 16:57:18 +0000, Pew, Curtis G wrote: > >> > >> Why didn't the supplier, as a courtesy to the customer, deliver the > file with > >> the needed extension and save that step? > > > >This is just a guess, but maybe some firewalls or other policy enforcing > software block .jar files but allow .zip files. If you have a Java VM on > your system, .jar files contain executable code and in some circumstances > might be executed inadvertently. > > > And other firewalls block .zip instead (or also). After all, a .zip might > contain > anything, including executable code. Some firewalls have a whitelist. > And I > dealt recently with one that blocked a .eml (Forward as Attachment). > > MIME-encode it; strip headers; name it *.txt. or wrap it as *.pdf. But > don't > rely on a filename as defense against malware. See: "steganography". > > -- gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- The postings on this site are my own and don’t necessarily represent Mainline’s positions or opinions Mark D Pace Senior Systems Engineer Mainline Information Systems ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
