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On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, Russ Hunt wrote:
> Strikes me that it's probably worth reassessing the need to allow
> attachments. There are lots of alternatives, and people would find
> them if the list simply refused to accept attachments. Hoping for
> "educated subscribers" is, well, a fairly desperate strategy . . .
Perhaps, but speaking as a Listserv postmaster, the Listserv I manage
hosts around 1,500 active lists. In the past year, the subscribers to only
one of those lists saw a virus come through their list. I do agree with
you that there are other alternatives to sending attachments in Listserv
list's postings, but I for one prefer not to force such decisions on
people if I can help it. Transmitting attachments via Listserv is a
powerful means of collaborating on books and other long written documents
so attachments do have their uses.
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