As for "is there anything else" I believe that the Internet Explorer distribution kit will let you set restrictions in IE which will be inherited by Outlook. At least, that's how I'm protected from scripting in email.
-- be - MOS Nothing can be done in one trip. --Snider > -----Original Message----- > From: Jon Hill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 11:28 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: ActiveX e-mails > > > Do any of you block incoming e-mails containing ActiveX > references? I just received a spam that tried to instantiate > an object at http:// > %363.2%346.%3130.2%30%31%2F%63g%69%2D%62i%6E%2Fa%2E%63%67%69." > I translated that to a real URL (http://63.246.130.201 > /cgi-bin/a.cgi) and let the colo NOC know, but that only goes so far. > > I already have my own Outlook HTML security set to Restricted > sites, which protected me in this particular case, but I > don't have any means of pushing that to the rest of the > firm's Outlook users (yes, I'm thinking about AutoProf; is > there anything else?). I suppose I could try to block "< o b > j e c t" at my e-mail gateway (mailsweeper), but that could > be defeated but adding extra spaces between the "<" and "object." > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&; lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
