On 18/12/08 15:40, fritzophrenic wrote:
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> Thanks, John. Hopefully you'll save someone from a world of hurt.
> Something to keep in mind in general on the Vim lists is that all
> messages (especially from Bram) should be in plain-text. The only time
> I've ever seen an attachment on these lists, it's been a patch (also a
> plaintext file). I can think of no reason to open any binary file from
> messages on the Vim lists.
Also screenshots (image files, e.g. .jpg, .gif, .png, etc.), which are
not in plain text but can still be displayed inline in many mailers.
Archives, though, are a different can of worms. Files with extensions
.zip (mostly Windows), .tar.gz, .tgz or .tar.bz2 (mostly Unix-like),
.dmg (Mac) should not be sent as attachment, but, if necessary, uploaded
somewhere online and a link posted on the list. If you see one as
attachment on these lists, the mere fact ought to make you more cautious.
Best regards,
Tony.
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