From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Ted Zlatanov Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: w3 under development or not? Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 13:43:44 -0500 Organization: =?koi8-r?q?=F4=C5=CF=C4=CF=D2=20=FA=CC=C1=D4=C1=CE=CF=D7?= @ Cienfuegos Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <4nekwa3i5b.fsf@lockgroove.bwh.harvard.edu> References: <878ymm6d18.fsf@lucien.dreaming> <87brrf2wsu.fsf@yahoo.co.uk> <4nr80b2apy.fsf@lockgroove.bwh.harvard.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1068836537 12363 80.91.224.253 (14 Nov 2003 19:02:17 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 19:02:17 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Nov 14 20:02:09 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AKjCr-0007Ep-00 for ; Fri, 14 Nov 2003 20:02:09 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AKk82-0000p9-Av for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 14 Nov 2003 15:01:14 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!lockgroove.bwh.harvard.EDU!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 31 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: lockgroove.bwh.harvard.edu (134.174.9.133) Original-X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de 1068835492 53086972 134.174.9.133 (16 [177066]) X-Face: bd.DQ~'29fIs`T_%O%C\g%6jW)yi[zuz6; d4V0`@y-~$#3P_Ng{@m+e4o<4P'#(_GJQ%TT= D}[Ep*b!\e,fBZ'j_+#"Ps?s2!4H2-Y"sx" User-Agent: Gnus/5.1003 (Gnus v5.10.3) Emacs/21.3.50 (usg-unix-v) Cancel-Lock: sha1:cLgGX2OoJZqnVzcSIYNH9VrlQG0= Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:118265 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:14206 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:14206 On Fri, 14 Nov 2003, pete_lee@swbell.net wrote: >>>>> Ted Zlatanov writes: > > Ted> This is a really dangerous recommendation. If you just > Ted> want to eliminate executable attachments, which you seem to > Ted> be trying to do, use something like this Procmail recipe: > > Ted> or install a program designed for that purpose, > Ted> e.g. SpamAssassin. > > Are those tools able to delete on the server? If so, and they work > on windows, and are fairly simple to set up, I'll have a look. There are many, many such tools. For Unix mail servers the options are plentiful and a simple web search will turn them up. I don't use Windows mail servers but I'm sure similar tools exist for them. > Ted> are you sure you will never want to find out about security > Ted> packages, or receive mail from people at Microsoft? > > On this particular account, I'm positive. I think that's pretty dangerous, but it's certainly your prerogative to block mail from anyone. Recommending that to a newsgroup, however, merits a little more explanation :) Generally, solutions that are manually maintained tend to fall behind the spam - you're trying to block yesterday's spam. It may work, but it's a lot of effort. Ted