Hello mark,

On Fri Dec 15 2017 20:48:50, mark lewis wrote to Nicholas Boel:

 NB>> Quite a few BBS softwares have an upload checker, which extracts
 NB>> a zip file and injects whatever the sysop defines into it. Think
 NB>> about it.

 ml> i have one here... is used only when BBS users upload... it only
 ml> ""injects"" maybe an NFO file and/or possibly a
zip comment... it
 ml> cannot execute a binary injection mechanism... however, yes, if the
 ml> system is infested, it is possible that one might be... but ummmm... i
 ml> run an ""antique OS that you wouldn't run"" and
guess what? there's no
 ml> infesting critters that can work on it so, hummm...

Point is, a BBS can inject whatever the fuck the sysop defines. YOU and I
most likely would do just an NFO or TXT or something, which is what it was
made for. However, with all the dummies floating around, you just can't
trust everyone.

 NB>> I knew you would veer off on a tangent with this. I'll check the
 NB>> files on my own system, with or without your say-so. Thanks
 NB>> though!

 ml> no veering... no tangent... certainly not trying to influence you and
 ml> your operation... just pointing out another side of the fence ;)

Why? To be the guy that makes some kind of a redundant point?

Regards,
Nick

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