Re: Researchers found a flaw in the Zip file format

Hi Ben, On Thursday, October 24, 2002 16:29 your local time, (21:14 my local time), you [BK] wrote: BK As is the fact that the guy on the link looks scarily like Mulder BK from the X-Files! ;) not to mention rather 'X-Filish' name of his ;) -- be well, Sudip Pokhrel |/\ PM:

Re: Researchers found a flaw in the Zip file format

Hi Jan, On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 16:01:39 -0400 (23/10/2002, 21:01 my time), you [JR] wrote in mid:10530768122.20021023160139;bogartsdaddy.com : JR Hello Bat Folk. JR http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2894850,00.html JR [...] if you try to open a zip file which JR holds a

Researchers found a flaw in the Zip file format

Hello Bat Folk. http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2894850,00.html [...] if you try to open a zip file which holds a filename longer than 255 characters [/...] Apparently a virus can be embedded in such a file get by un-noticed. Don't know if it applies here but