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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: alt.sources.d
Subject: Re: shars and security concerns.
Message-ID: <X:63W4Axds13@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 3 May 90 14:54:19 GMT
References: <662@n4hgf.uucp> <1152@chinacat.Unicom.COM> <518@cpsolv.CPS.COM> <1203@chinacat.Unicom.COM> <FQ53S_xds13@ficc.uu.net> <15441@bfmny0.UU.NET> <FAIGIN.90May2120834@sunstroke.aerospace.aero.org>
Reply-To: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Organization: Xenix Support, FICC
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> Shars are dangerous, and unshar programs don't get around the problem.

Nope. *Software* is dangerous. And the software *inside* the shar is a
much bigger concern than the shar. If nothing else, you keep it longer.
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