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

[John M]

It will probably only help if you go the download route; I don't know what
the rules are for various e-mail clients as far as checking for digital
signatures.  

On a related note, I just mailed a test .exe to myself.  Outlook is being
overly-protective, and I can't for the life of me figure out how to retrieve
the "unsafe attachment".  This may seriously hamper your e-mail plans.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org [mailto:extropy-chat-
> bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of Emlyn O'regan
> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 9:05 PM
> To: 'ExI chat list'
> Subject: RE: [extropy-chat] [comp] Protect an exe?
> 
> 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
> > > :-(
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > extropy-chat mailing list
> > > extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org
> > > http://lists.extropy.org/mailman/listinfo/extropy-chat
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > extropy-chat mailing list
> > extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org
> > http://lists.extropy.org/mailman/listinfo/extropy-chat
> >
> 
> _______________________________________________
> extropy-chat mailing list
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org
> http://lists.extropy.org/mailman/listinfo/extropy-chat