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Re: A message that was sent to this list is a virus
- To: "Stanislav Malyshev a.k.a Frodo" <frodo@sharat.co.il>
- Subject: Re: A message that was sent to this list is a virus
- From: Vadim Vygonets <vadik@cs.huji.ac.il>
- Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 03:04:20 +0200
- Cc: Linux-IL Mailing List <linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il>
- In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.10.9903311120590.18252-100000@frodo.sharat.home>; from Stanislav Malyshev a.k.a Frodo on Wed, Mar 31, 1999 at 11:24:02AM +0200
- References: <19990331103031.A11693@cs.huji.ac.il> <Pine.LNX.4.10.9903311120590.18252-100000@frodo.sharat.home>
- Reply-To: Vadim Vygonets <vadik@cs.huji.ac.il>
- Sender: owner-linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il
Quoth Stanislav Malyshev a.k.a Frodo on Wed, Mar 31, 1999:
> VV>> No idea. And I don't think that sending a DOS virus to a Linux
> VV>> list is a proper way to distribute viruses.
>
> Tell this to happy99.exe, it would listen :)
No, really. Would any bad guy post a Macintosh virus to a forum
dealing with SunOS?
> VV>> To all who want this list to stay open: here we go again.
>
> I don't get it. How making list closed would prevent getting viruses from
> list subscribers (I'm sure he's a subscriber or will be).
It will stop viruses from non-subscribers. And 99% of spam.
Subscribers can be punished in other ways (like setting NOPOST
flag), but I don't think that I (or my successors) will ever have
to use such tactics. Explaining the poster why it is not
acceptable to post what he posted is usually enough.
> The only way not
> to get a virus is to enforce proper security practices, restricting list
> access has nothing to do with it.
Like what? Moderating? No, I won't moderate this list. I can
set up a moderated announce list, but Linux-IL, as it looks now,
is not subject to moderation.
Setting up filters? As I said before, filters are fine (some
people don't agree with that, but this is just my opinion), but
they can't stop all the spam, viruses, off-topic posts,
irrelevant posts, offence (which we've seen a lot lately, mostly
from me), flame wars, discussions about politics, and other bad
stuff. Filters are not perfect.
Vadik.
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