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 > >Gary