[Wikipedia-l] "Upload of file BritanyUndergound.exe - Britany Spears Underground

[Brion VIBBER]

Daniel Mayer wrote:
> I tottally agree -- but instead of banning certain file extensions I say we 
> should think about only allowing certain ones. But at any rate, .exe and .zip 
> should /never/ be allowed to be uploaded. 
> 
> Also, is there an efficient way for the software to check uploads, for 
> example, to see if in fact a file with an image extension is really an image 
> and not an exe or mp3 in disguise? 

A quick shell out to the "file" command should answer that nicely.

-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)