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Re:Computer Files Are Going Extinct by pnutjam on Sunday October 13, 2019 @05:42PM (#21243290)
From a security perspective, zips can be dangerous. Some email systems strip them off automatically.
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Re:Computer Files Are Going Extinct by spc476 on Monday October 14, 2019 @12:01AM (#21245186)
From a truly paranoid security perspective, all files can be dangerous. At one point, a computer could be infected by a virus from a JPEG image (thanks, Microsoft!).
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