full-disclosure - NEVER open attachments

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Message-ID: <405B543C.3050900@emmanuelcomputerconsulting.com>
From: hescominsoon at emmanuelcomputerconsulting.com (William Warren)
Subject: NEVER open attachments

nos those txt attachments get killed at my firewall..

VB wrote:

> NEVER open attachments
> 
> 
> Isnt this what we have been taught? haven't we tried to pound this simple
> rule into the heads of our users? Do we not practice what we preach? then
> why do several users of this list only send messages and replies as
> attachments?
> I'm sure
> Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu <Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu>, Nico Golde, Frank Knobbe,
> et al have wonderful things to say and contribute great things to this list,
> but i have never read anything they post because they post as attachments.
> Yes, granted, they are .txt attachments but that is no excuse as it's just a
> matter of time before they are exploited. In fact, they have been exploited,
> one can pad spaces after the .txt to hide the true extension of a malicious
> file. more .txt exploits are probably just around teh corner.
> So, why do these folks post attachments? Why is this even permitted? I would
> love to hear what these people have to say, but i cannot break my own rule
> to find out.
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Full-Disclosure - We believe in it.
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> 

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