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From: beattie@netxcom.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: minix - is this a sensible thought ?
Message-ID: <298@netxcom.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 6-Feb-87 10:33:48 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb  6 10:33:48 1987
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Reply-To: beattie@netxcom.UUCP (Brian Beattie)
Organization: NetExpress Communications Inc. Vienna, Va.
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Keywords: file transfer formats, etc, etc.


I don't know about others but I almost never run binaries that
have come over the net.  There are a couple of problems with
binary only postings.  First it is possible to pick up a Trojan
Horse that way.  Secondly environments vary I believe this will
be doubly so with MINIX since everybody is going to be tweeking
(breaking/desacrating/improving...) their own system in strange
and wonderful ways that can not be forseen.

I for one would discourage binary only postings.
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