On Fri, Jul 07, 2006 at 03:46:33PM -0600, Neil Havermale wrote:
> Hey MMoore -  No direct answer on your thematic legend but how did you
> get the bit clip through on this list?  Possibly something has changed
> on the list server?  If so, might this list be moving into a moment
> where map issues can be actually illustrated rather than described?

Since I'm not an expert on mime types, the list configuration doesn't
perfectly block all attachments. The intention has always been to block ALL
attachments, but now that lots of mail is nothing but attachments, I've had
to let some things pass, or I get complaints like "Hey! my new Microsoft Outlook
mail client with the full monty media options all switched on isn't able to
post messages to MapInfo-L!!!!!" (note the five bangs... sure sign of an
unbalanced mind, so I tend to try to keep everyone happy.)

You can probably slip all kinds of things in past the filters at the
moment.  I'd kind of like to allow some things through (especially one or
two image formats, because that can really be helpful to a visually
oriented group like this) so I haven't worried much about it, and there's
been no problems. But now that the secret's out, what do people think?
Should we worry about attachments or not? Should the list provide an open
conduit (only to members) and leave the security checking up to each
members discretion?

- Bill Thoen
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