Forum suggestion: Allow attaching LTSpice files - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: cellularmitosis
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 11, 2015, 03:47:46 am
content: Hey Dave,Here's a job for young david: Find the configuration file on your server which controls which type of file extensions you are allowed to attach to a forum post. Have him add *.asc to that list (LTSpice schematic files).

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 11, 2015, 04:14:19 am
content: I'm not convinced there's a purpose at all in placing any limitation on file extensions...

author: Dave
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 29, 2015, 06:00:45 pm
content: While we are at it, support for newer MS Office files would be great (docx, xlsx, etc.).

author: mcinque
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 29, 2015, 09:53:18 pm
content: an attached doc/x document file could be maliciously scripted and can be indexed by search engines, so it's not suggested to have that extensions allowed.

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 29, 2015, 10:05:38 pm
content: Quote from: mcinque on May 29, 2015, 09:53:18 pmOh bullcrap, you can still rename the file and post it. Nothing is being prevented, it just makes it a pain in the ass. It's 2015 and this is a forum for engineers and engineering aficionados, we ought to be smart enough to decide for ourselves what we're willing to open.Speaking of which, anybody want to download and run the attached (with no contest by the forum software, I might add) shell script? No need to rename, justcurl URL | sh

author: mcinque
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 30, 2015, 08:00:30 am
content: QuoteIt's not a personal issue. It's a domain authority matter.While anyone can still rename amaliciousscripted doc file and post it as a rar (and any subsequent issue it's a user issue), its file content will not be indexed by search engines.No search engine would eventually identify it as a threat and so no "this site could harm your computer" warning would appear on the eevblog.com domain, compromising its authority.

author: atferrari
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 30, 2015, 03:15:56 pm
content: Quote from: Dave on May 29, 2015, 06:00:45 pmI never open any of the above.Better YOU take the pain of making them a PDF.

author: timofonic
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 22, 2015, 01:43:58 pm
content: Quote from: atferrari on May 30, 2015, 03:15:56 pmI prefer OpenDocument

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 29, 2015, 09:02:10 pm
content: Quote from: cellularmitosis on May 11, 2015, 03:47:46 amI'll take this on. I have the same style forum. I'll check the php files to see what's happening and report back.It's controlled through the admin panel. As shown below:

author: miguelvp
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 29, 2015, 09:11:51 pm
content: zip the file/s and attach

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 29, 2015, 10:35:22 pm
content: Done

author: Smokey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 29, 2015, 10:44:47 pm
content: Quote from: atferrari on May 30, 2015, 03:15:56 pmBecause there has never been any malware associated with PDFs?