full-disclosure - viruses being sent to list

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From: shrdlu at deaddrop.org (Etaoin Shrdlu)
Subject: viruses being sent to list

Mike Barushok wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 30 Apr 2004, Feher Tamas wrote:

Some other guys wrote:
> > >>I have recieved two virus infected emails from this list in
> > >>the last week. Is it possible to have our list admin run clamav.
> > >
> > >You are joking?  Right?  In case you had not noticed this is
> > >"Full Disclosure". Can not very well talk about virii with filters on.
> >
> > Hot-headed guys like you will quickly wreck the Internet!

[yeah, whatever]

> > 1., First Amendment defines free speech. Source code has been proven
> > free speech. Executables are not covered by free speech, however.

> Executables are covered by the ninth amendment.

Nah. Executables are covered by the second amendment.

Now, can we drop this silly discussion?

--
...because as an industry we've tried to make security seem easier
than it actually is. We want to make it like driving a car when it's
more like flying an airplane.
             Chris Brenton (at 08:22 -0400 19 Apr 2004 on NANOG)