At 01:08 PM 12/5/01, Scott McDermott wrote:
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>Randall Gellens on Wed  5/12 09:59 -0800:
> > >  I think something is eating attachments.  It sure ain't our systems.
> >
> > The list software does that to block nasty things.
>
>seems like if you only allow mail from list members you wouldn't need
>this...I suppose it protects against errors though...You could have a
>max attach size too of something reasonable...

Thanks to the latest worm programs, it's necessary to block attachments 
even from subscribers. Unfortunate...

I saw one of the diffs come through in one of the emails yesterday, though 
QuickTime claimed it owned the file type.

Best bet is to push stuff into ascii text and just put it in the body... 
safer for everyone.

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Amaranth Networks Inc.                    http://www.amaranth.com

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