Subj : Ddge 3.99/SR9/SR16 released and avai
To : Nicholas Boel
From : mark lewis
Date : Tue Dec 12 2017 09:54 pm
On 2017 Dec 12 17:37:44, you wrote to me:
NB>>> Wow. That's about all I can say there.
ml>> it is always on "you" (inclusive) to check for virus before installing
ml>> something on your machine... some folks just need to be reminded...
ml>> this goes hand in hand with "use at your risk" type clauses... CYA is
ml>> real, my friend...
NB> No kidding. But do we really want to be transferring a bunch of infected
NB> crap around the filegate because everyone thinks it should be the next guy
NB> that checks the stuff they send out to others?
honest question: if the files are scanned at the initial distribution point,
why do they need to be scanned again at every intermediate point? do you trust
all of them? do you trust all of their chosen scanners? some choose to validate
against virustotal but it is well known that virustotal doesn't use the newest
or even all of the detection capabilities that are offered by the scanners the
scan against...
)\/(ark
Always Mount a Scratch Monkey
Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer doin' it
wrong...
... A Redneck's pre-nuptial agreement mentions chickens.
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