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== Questioning MIME type restriction == | |||
<blockquote>disabling MIME type detection altogether is bad</blockquote>I challenge this: why? | <blockquote>disabling MIME type detection altogether is bad</blockquote>I challenge this: why? | ||
If this is a matter of security, then admins can already place any exploit they want, by circumeventing the wiki software or the server itself. At least let admins upload arbitrary files. | If this is a matter of security, then admins can already place any exploit they want, by circumeventing the wiki software or the server itself. At least let admins upload arbitrary files. | ||
There are legitimate uses for arbitrary files: we can't predict what software will get used for KH in the future and what MIME types it requires. | There are legitimate uses for arbitrary files: we can't predict what software will get used for KH in the future and what MIME types it requires. [[User:Dorota|Dorota]] ([[User talk:Dorota|talk]]) 11:51, 29 October 2024 (CET) | ||
== Testing DiscussionTools == | == Testing DiscussionTools == | ||
Revision as of 18:39, 5 December 2024
Questioning MIME type restriction
disabling MIME type detection altogether is bad
I challenge this: why?
If this is a matter of security, then admins can already place any exploit they want, by circumeventing the wiki software or the server itself. At least let admins upload arbitrary files.
There are legitimate uses for arbitrary files: we can't predict what software will get used for KH in the future and what MIME types it requires. Dorota (talk) 11:51, 29 October 2024 (CET)
Testing DiscussionTools
Is it good? Discuss! Doug (talk) 18:36, 5 December 2024 (CET)
- I, for one, think yes, yes it is. Doug (talk) 18:36, 5 December 2024 (CET)