I originally was replying to Gary, but decided to make them to the list.
On Wed, 6 Dec 89 09:42:45 ETZ you said:
>On Tue, 5 Dec 89 18:07:45 EST A. Harry Williams said:
>>First we had the CHRISTMA EXEC, and now we have the DIR EXEC.  Both
>>have had a negative impact on the network.  Fortunately, both have not
>>been as serious as they had the potential.  In both cases, explosive
>>propagation has been done via NAMES files, but I know of no case in either
>>where one of those NAMES files caused distribution over a major Listserv
>>List.  However, it is only a matter of time.  ...
>
>Don't believe it didn't happen Harry...  I recall getting a few transferred
Oh I believe you, but I had no concrete examples.
>or (Files=Yes and Formcheck= Yes).  CHRISTMA EXEC was one of those files.
I don't believe that the Formcheck= Yes is useful on any public list.
>After all, I have NAMES file entries for quite a few lists to separate
my point exactly.
>past events.  Luckily, lists were monitored, shutdown or changed to Files= No
>back then (it just didn't get out of hand).
True, but should we rely on luck for the future?
>
>>Harry
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>Gary