On 20-Sep 02:31, Koch Tibor wrote:
> From: "Warren Toomey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > I could allow only subscribers to post to the list, but I've done this
> > before on other lists, and I found that people often post from other
> > e-mail addresses, and that blocks their postings.
>
> Let that be their problem. I think security should prevail over some
> people's convenience. Besides, these members can unsubscribe and then
> subscribe again from their new e-mail address any time so this should be no
> real problem. At least intentionally malevolent e-mails could be eliminated
> if only members were allowed to post to the list.
Disallowing posts from non-subscribers won't help much here. The problem
isn't the email, its the email programs that see text and do "stuff" with it.
In general, I think you (Warren) have done a great job. Hopefully, Microsoft
will get a generally usefull set of defaults that don't make life harder for
those reading email. (easy for me to say, as I use Mutt/Linux, and ain't a
target yet. HTML mail desn't even bother me much anymore, as I view it as
text too.)
>
> > I can also add more
> > attachment patterns to the attachment blocking list; currently I block
>
[snip]
Maybe only let text through? I don't think I've seen audio files attached
lately....
Thomas "just a'other friendly lurker"
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