[extropy-chat] [comp] Protect an exe?

[Emlyn O'regan]

I've had this suggested to me before. Does that actually help if people are
not downloading it? eg: emailing it to each other?

Emlyn

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John M [mailto:john at aculink.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, 27 January 2004 2:28 PM
> To: 'ExI chat list'
> Subject: RE: [extropy-chat] [comp] Protect an exe?
> 
> 
> Ummm, what exactly does the concept of "read-only" mean in 
> the context of an
> e-mail attachment?
> 
> If you will be doing this often, you might look into 
> digitally signing the
> binaries; this will at least authenticate that the binary has not been
> tampered with and has come from you.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org [mailto:extropy-chat-
> > bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of MB
> > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 8:08 PM
> > To: ExI chat list
> > Subject: RE: [extropy-chat] [comp] Protect an exe?
> > 
> > 
> > Oh well - ReadOnly seemed like a good idea at the time.... 
> although it
> > seemed awfully easy. :)))
> > 
> > Perhaps Joe SixPack runs .exe attachments without fear because his
> > system is set to "hide known file type extensions" *and* to do
> > something like "open" any attachment on download. 
> Arrrrrrgh. So he has
> > no clue what the attachment actually is or does.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > MB
> > 
> > On Tue, 27 Jan 2004, Emlyn O'regan wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > > You're going to put the whole anti-virus industry out of business!
> > >
> > > I don't think that'll work; a good virus will make it 
> writable first :-)
> > (I
> > > guess.. I don't really know that much about them)
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Also, you could have them go to your website and select 
> the .exe to
> > > > download. That would make it a bit better than having 
> them download
> > > > an .exe attachement to an email... which is a dangerous 
> habit to get
> > > > into. IYKWIM. :)
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > MB
> > >
> > > Yes, I'm thinking of doing that. I'll keep tinkering with 
> approaches.
> > btw,
> > > opening exe attachments to emails is not something I need to
> > encourage... it
> > > seems it is something that Joe Sixpack is already quite 
> comfortable with
> > :-(
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