From: "Geo." 

"Frank Haber"  wrote in message
news:4026aaba$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> That "no attachments" meeting must have given rare satisfaction.  The
story is
> a corker, for sure.

 Not that rare, my intentions are always to protect company computer systems
(my computers ) not to make life difficult for the users. I work
really hard to give the users everything they want, I just refuse to whore
my computers in order to give them every single thing they want.. I'll
accept a significant risk if the value of what they get is worth it *to the
company*, but when it's something with little corporate (we want to use the
computer to order pizza) value then I'm unlikely to accept much exposure.

> Neat, that "ZIP expands to bigger than the volume" thing.  Are you
changing
> your opinion on full disclosure these days?

No, not really. What did I post that made you ask that?

> Given that pattern scanners are a lame defense against fast-mutating
> (random-kit) malware, and given that 90% of humanity are total putzes, and
> would click on their grandmother if she wandered under their mouse, do you
> think we'll give the vendors religion before or after the world comes
crashing
> down about our ears?

I think sooner or later the world is going to have to come to their senses
and realize that email wasn't designed for file transfers. There are 2
issues, first files expand when mime encoded for email, second we'll have
to give up anonymous email in order to get safe transfers (bill is working
towards this goal, I hope it never happens because I think anonymous email
is an important option).

Geo.

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