On: Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 03:36:07PM -0400,Don Williams Wrote:

} Since MS/WORD attachments can be a virus, malware, etc. propagation method,
} then a list server stripping them out is probably a good thing.

Thats half of the reason that many lists do not accept attachments, or
restrict the attachment types. (.gif and .jpg only is a common
restriction.)

The other main reason is that it bloats the archives.

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