On 2017 Mar 30 23:12:14, you wrote to me:   
      
    BR> * An ongoing debate between mark lewis and Ben Ritchey rages on ...   
      
    BR>  ml { the main thing i was pointing out is that those files need to be   
    BR>  ml { removed and should have been a long time ago...   
      
    BR> I got that, and a mechanism for pruning the files will be implemented,   
    BR> eventually.   
      
   ok... so in the mean time they languish or will they be removed because the   
   moderator asked?   
      
    BR> ml { have numerous concerns but i'm not sure when/if i'll have time to   
    BR> ml { write them down for you... the main thing, though, is security   
    BR> and   
      
    BR> The Echolist belongs to FIDONet   
      
   so this is a complete change in the echolist? the echolist never belonged to   
   any network...   
      
    BR> and is being re-built from the ground up.   
      
   we can see that ;)   
      
    BR> If constructive feedback is lacking or missing altogether then it'll   
    BR> be what I perceive as best practice, period.   
      
   i do the same...   
      
    BR> ml { what happens if someone drops off a file with an existing name   
    BR> that ml { shouldn't be dropped off by them... in other words, someone   
    BR> pretending ml { to be authorized to drop off that particular file...   
    BR> kinda rings of   
      
    BR> If someone spoofs the address of a valid user, there's not much I can   
    BR> do for now. I validate each .RUL submission to a valid user.   
      
   ahhh... i must have missed something else, then... i only saw something about   
   sending RUL files but didn't see anything about how they are identified other   
   than the RUL extension on them...   
      
   )\/(ark   
      
   Always Mount a Scratch Monkey   
   Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer doin' it   
   wrong...   
   ... See what you get for thinking.   
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