full-disclosure - Re: [FD] FD should block attachments

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite for Android: free password hash cracker in your pocket

[<prev] [next>] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

From: mike at sane.com (Mike Smith)
Subject: Re: [FD] FD should block attachments

>
>>am i missing something here?
>> because i realy do not see the issue.
>>
>
>Yes, you are
>As far as I can see from the numerous postings on the list, the issue 
>isn't really recieving virii or anything else, it's the wasted 
>time/bandwidth etc etc that comes from attatchments, and the costs that

>places on users who pay by the minute or by the megabyte. I personally 
>don't think attatchments should be stopped, but I believe that's the 
>argument for their filtering?
>Luke

	Having followed this list for the previous year, I can not say
that any and all possible attachments waste any more time than some of
the conversations that take place.  It gets ridiculous...  For me, it's
down to about 1 of every 10 threads and 1 of every 25 posts that holds
any interest of useful information...  Those are approaching my unusable
limits....