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|    eTransfer msg section, pretty lame    |
|    16 Nov 21 18:52:00    |
      MSGID: 2:221/1.58@fidonet f679aae1       PID: OpenXP/5.0.50 (Win32)       CHRS: ASCII 1       TZUTC: -0500       An eTransfer typically allows for entering a short message of        up to 400 chars. For a recent eTransfer, I found it important        to enter something to reference the billing statement that I am        paying for. My typical message was something like this:               This payment is for the "60-90 days" portion of the        statement dated 11/15/21.              But that triggered an error message:              "There appears to be an error! All errors must be corrected       before continuing."               Please enter a valid message. It must not exceed 400        characters and contain only letters, numbers, and the        characters . ! @ / ; : , ' = $ ^ ? * ( ). It must not        contain the words http:, https:, www., javascript,        function, return.              In this case it seemed that the quote char and the dash was not        on the allowed list. Now, I'm just wondering WHY would a quote        or dash char need to be treated differently and excluded from a        valid set?              Likewise, why would even a simple word like function or return        be a problem for a message block? When the system dedicates a        400 char block for a message, why can't the system simply treat        that content as a benign group of chars and ignore any        "functionality" implied with http: https: or www, etc?              Could there be hacking vectors that haven't been solved in the        eTransfer system?              --- OpenXP 5.0.50        * Origin: (2:221/1.58)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 14/0 90/1 103/705 105/81 120/340 123/131 124/5016 129/305       SEEN-BY: 153/757 154/10 203/0 221/1 6 360 226/30 227/114 702 229/424       SEEN-BY: 229/426 428 452 550 664 700 240/5138 5411 5824 5832 5853       SEEN-BY: 249/206 317 400 280/464 5003 282/1038 292/854 8125 301/1       SEEN-BY: 310/31 317/3 320/219 322/757 341/234 342/200 396/45 423/81       SEEN-BY: 423/120 633/280 712/848 770/1 2432/390 2452/250 2454/119       PATH: 221/1 280/464 240/5832 229/426           |
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