EMAIL != FTP
Robert Blayzor
rblayzor at thebiz.net
Fri May 25 15:45:13 UTC 2001
> Sorry, can't resist replying here. In my limited (7 years)
> experience, 99% of all large file transfers via e-mail consist of dancing
> babies, horny snowmen, clumsy reindeer/monkeys/people movie clips. Oh,
> did I mention the plethora of cutesy jack-o-lanterns around October
> 31st? I also find it remarkable that no one seems to protect these
> 'sensitive' documents with PGP or another encryption method since we all
> know that e-mail is in plain text. What were you saying about ftp being
> insecure?
Right, but let's not leave out the attchment honorable mentions, things like
ILOVEYOU, Snowwhite, etc. ;-) Perfect example of how email attachments can
start a wildfire.
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Robert Blayzor IP Network Engineer, BOFH BiznessOnline.com, Inc.
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