Re: [Mailman-Users] Are any attachments ok to allow on a listserv?

FWIW, all the lists I operate have a 40-100kb message size limit. The list join message tells the users about this and that I will silently drop their large msgs if they send too many of them (and I/we don't accept anything more than about 300-400kb, anyway). I've also used a reject message

Re: [Mailman-Users] Are any attachments ok to allow on a listserv?

> -Original Message- > From: mailman-users-bounces+s.watkins=nhm.ac...@python.org > [mailto:mailman-users-bounces+s.watkins=nhm.ac...@python.org] > On Behalf Of Ruth Indeck > Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 3:52 PM > To: Mailman Users > Subject: [Mailman-Users] Are

Re: [Mailman-Users] Are any attachments ok to allow on a listserv?

Mark Sapiro writes: > >Other people think pdfs are ok (except some are too big for old machines > >to donwload). > > > >I also heard that a virus file could take on a fake extention, like .pdf, > >and fool people. > > As far as fake extensions/MIME types are concerned, it is entirely >

Re: [Mailman-Users] Are any attachments ok to allow on a listserv?

Ruth Indeck wrote: >Many people say that the best thing is not to allow attachments at all on a >listserv. Please see the FAQ at . >Other people think pdfs are ok (except some are too big for old machines to >donwload). > >I also hea

[Mailman-Users] Are any attachments ok to allow on a listserv?

Many people say that the best thing is not to allow attachments at all on a listserv. Other people think pdfs are ok (except some are too big for old machines to donwload). I also heard that a virus file could take on a fake extention, like .pdf, and fool people. What do Users think about t