5 Feb
2000
5 Feb
'00
3:28 a.m.
Hi Eric,
Personally I'd go for option "b", it would be the easiest and most
courteous
method. Whilst desirable, I feel option "c" would be too problematical.
Options I can
think of:
a) silently discard any such postings (probably not a good idea)
b) bounce them back to the author, with an explanation of why bounced
c) remove the non-text part
d) combination of (b) and (c)
e) accept, but warn the author (who may not realise (s)he's sent HTML)
For options a and b, only the header needs to be examined.... ....If people want to supply files to the list, it
should be done by
providing a URL, or by private email. No attachments should be sent
to the list.
Absolutely. Not only could this lead to potential virus distribution
problems but if there are 400 people subscribed to the list and someone
attaches a 1Mb file to a message it's going to clog up the server!
TTFN - Pete.
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