[37895] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: EMAIL != FTP
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert Blayzor)
Fri May 25 12:26:03 2001
From: "Robert Blayzor" <rblayzor@thebiz.net>
To: "M. David Leonard" <mdl@equinox.shaysnet.com>
Cc: <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 11:45:13 -0400
Message-ID: <GNEIJMGJNDJMNEGPDBGBMEJHDHAA.rblayzor@thebiz.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.3.89.10105250707.A27636-0100000@equinox.shaysnet.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
> 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.
--
Robert Blayzor IP Network Engineer, BOFH BiznessOnline.com, Inc.
rblayzor@thebiz.net noc@thebiz.net http://www.thebiz.net/
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