In your Exchange Antivirus program. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Holtzclaw Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 1:36 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Attachment Blocking and .zip files
Dumb question, where in Exchange 2003, 2000, and 5.5 can you set the block list? Eric -----Original Message----- From: Martin Tuip [MVP] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 12:14 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: Attachment Blocking and .zip files The Martin Blackstone List of dangerous attachements is a very good way to start with blocking files. These are listed in the faq http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm -------------------------- Martin Tuip MVP Exchange Exchange 2000 List owner www.exchange-mail.org www.sharepointserver.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrews, Vicki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 8:01 AM Subject: RE: Attachment Blocking and .zip files > We have been blocking zip files since Monday only. We have used the file > renaming strategy before, but, at least for now, we expect to manually > retrieve work-related files from the Groupshield quarantine > database/directory. > > We have tried to educate our users that it's a small price to pay to avert > potential virus problems. We'll probably allow zip files through again > within a couple weeks. > > Vicki L. Andrews, Sr. Systems Programmer > Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute > Computer Support Center, 4-1905 > http://csc.fmhi.usf.edu > "You take the work seriously, but not take yourself seriously. You keep that > in mind and you'll do well the rest of your life". > - Clint Eastwood > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Waters, Jeff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 10:39 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Attachment Blocking and .zip files > > > So I know that most of us are blocking the most common attachments but .zip > has not usually been included in them. Yes I know that a .zip file has the > files we are blocking, however we still have to provide a way of conducting > business to our end users. So now for the questions; > 1) For those that are not blocking .zip files have you started to reevaluate > that decision? If so how are you thinking that you will overcome the > business need for attachments to get to your end users? > My answer, Yes we are thinking of starting to block .zip files. My > initial thought was to have the users rename them to *.zi_ so that it would > take manual user intervention to rename the file and open it. > > 2) For those that are already blocking .zip files how are you dealing with > users and their need for attachments? > > We were lucky on this one, in the 2 hours that it took Trend (thank you > Trend!) to get the definition file on the street, we had twenty some > messages delivered here. My luck was that due to the Snow & Ice we got our > offices were closed on Monday so all the attachments were cleaned during the > manual scan Tuesday morning. If we had been at work I'm not sure that one > of our users would not have opened the message. As I stated I am looking at > adding .zip files to our you can't come here list, I am just trying to get a > feel for what ya'all are doing as well. > Thanks > Jeff > > Jeffrey R. 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