Hello mark,   
      
   On Thu Dec 14 2017 01:50:00, mark lewis wrote to Nicholas Boel:   
      
    NB>> And an honest answer in question form: How do you know every   
    NB>> intermediate point is clean and clear of virus injection of any   
    NB>> kind?   
      
    ml> really? when is the last time you've seen a virus inject itself into   
    ml> binaries inside a zip file? are you in the habit of unzipping the   
    ml> files where a virus can find the binaries and infest them? think about   
    ml> it...   
      
   Quite a few BBS softwares have an upload checker, which extracts a zip file   
   and injects whatever the sysop defines into it. Think about it.   
      
    ml> and if you miss then you are *that* one... especially if your chosen   
    ml> tool(s) don't detect something nefarious... the real ugly is that   
    ml> because you made the effort and missed, it is your responsibility...   
    ml> this is on the same lines as those ""legal notices"" posted on some   
    ml> BBSes where they say they will read every message posted looking for   
    ml> illegal activities... that puts them in legal hot water if they miss   
    ml> something... better to not do it at all and be safe... besides,   
    ml> there's no way to find all possible hidden messages within posts...   
    ml> that's a chase game just like virus scanning is a chase game... you'll   
    ml> never know you had it until it bites you...   
      
   I knew you would veer off on a tangent with this. I'll check the files on my   
   own system, with or without your say-so. Thanks though!   
      
   Regards,   
   Nick   
      
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