Hi ztrader,
On Sun, 17 Sep 2000 12:13:56 -0700GMT (18/09/2000, 03:13 +0800GMT),
ztrader wrote:
DH>> Problem with TB!: It is handled just as another file, if you double
DH>> click it, it does not do anything
z> Thank heavens! I, for one, do NOT want TB to download and open/execute
z> some unknown file from wherever. This looks like a massive security
z> hole, ala M$ programs. If you want to do these kinds of things, use
z> OE. Please do NOT put these kinds of capabilities in TB.
Wait a minute. Whether I get a link sent to me whcih points to a file
or I get the file as an email attachment, is the same security risk:
either I click on it or not. The only difference is that it reduces
traffic on the LAN (or WAN, for that matter).
z> Why not send it as a web reference? These are OK in TB, plus, they are
z> of use to people NOT using M$ products :-). Let's not help M$ tighten
z> their strangle hold any more by spreading their non-standards.
Instead of requiring the sender to uplaod the file to the web (which a
corporation might forbid due to security reasons), FTP could be used
to download the file from the other drive on the LAN/WAN. And what's
the difference to the links? If I need the file, I will still have to
open it. Only, with the FTP, I have to download (duplicate) it onto my
designated drive first.
No, the link idea is good. I have never seen it work, but I like it
and see no special security reasons to forbid it.
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Cheers,
Thomas.
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