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Re: [Nmh-workers] mhstore RFE: add facility to manipulate the original f


From: David Levine
Subject: Re: [Nmh-workers] mhstore RFE: add facility to manipulate the original filename
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 21:47:32 -0400

Howard wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 2:04 PM, Ken Hornstein <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> >
> > As for santizing the filename ... that sounds like something that should
> > be handled in a post-processing script.  What do others think?
> 
> Wearing my sys-admin hat, I've be far more comfortable with people
> that really know what they are doing sanitize things within nmh (one
> place), rather than having end users (who are not always fully aware
> of various trojan techniques or concerned if they do know).

Ken, by "sanitizing", do you mean not using the filenames that
mhstore considers insecure?  Or, the basename that Jón wants?
I thought it was the latter, in which case I agree that it should
be handled by the user.

David



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