Perhaps there should be a max post size or max size to archive. Would
encourage trimming pervious replies from your post.

Don Williams

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From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On
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Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 3:45 PM
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Subject: Re: Unofficial DB2 Servr for VSE & VM survey

On: Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 03:36:07PM -0400,Don Williams Wrote:

} Since MS/WORD attachments can be a virus, malware, etc. propagation
method,
} then a list server stripping them out is probably a good thing.

Thats half of the reason that many lists do not accept attachments, or
restrict the attachment types. (.gif and .jpg only is a common
restriction.)

The other main reason is that it bloats the archives.

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