Guys,
thanks for your input.. That's what I am doing now, just wanted to make sure
there wasn't a different or better way to get around this outlook attachment
problem. Thanks again
Todd
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Patrick Mathews
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 10:13 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Homepage virus and Outlook Attachments
nick, you can't idiot proof stuff. dey jes come up wit' smahta ijits. it's
amazing how that works.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Nick Coyne
> >Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 9:50 AM
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Homepage virus and Outlook Attachments
> >
> >
> >'The end-user must ultimately accept responsibility for the results of
> >opening unsolicited email attachments' - In a perfect world maybe.
> >Reality however is that we must accept that the end-user is an idiot and
> >do everything we can to protect them from themselves. We use desktop
> >anti-virus software, virus-scanning software at the gateway, rules-based
> >software at the gateway (eg no vbs attachments allowed in) and rules on
> >the mail server.
> >
> >Cheers
> >Nick
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Robert Dodd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >Sent: 11 May 2001 03:19
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Homepage virus and Outlook Attachments
> >
> >
> >The end-user must ultimately accept responsibility for the results of
> >opening unsolicited email attachments. In a work environment, install
> >desktop level anti-virus protection as an additional layer and push
> >weekly updates during login. McAfee www.nai.com provides tools to
> >automate the process.
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Todd Carew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 12:16 PM
> >Subject: [IMail Forum] Homepage virus and Outlook Attachments
> >
> >
> >> Hello all,
> >>
> >> glad to see everyone has survived this little bug. We did well with
> >> it as well. I was able to get around all of my filters and rules both
> >
> >> with
> >Imail
> >> and IMgate through no fault of either software package.
> >>
> >> I am running outlook 2k on all of my workstations. One of our people
> >> forwarded me the virus email and because outlook wrapped it into
> >winmail.dat
> >> the filters didn't catch it.
> >>
> >> Anyone have any ideas on how to get around that?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> Todd
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Glen Harvy
> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 6:20 PM
> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Homepage
> >>
> >>
> >> Damn I like Webshield SMTP :-)
> >>
> >> An email from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, addressed to
> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> , with subject [IMail Forum] Homepage was
> >> infected with the virus VBS/SST.gen@MM in attachment
> >> homepage.HTML.vbs.
> >The
> >> infected attachment has been cleaned and quarantined.(from APOLLO IP
> >> 209.59.28.53 user SYSTEM running WebShield 4.5 '_')
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> At 06:21 10/05/2001, you wrote:
> >> > > I believe there was a virus in the attachment of this original
> >> > > message?
> >> >
> >> >Yes, there was. Do NOT open it, unless you'd like to spread the
> >> >virus around further! :)
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> > -Scott
> >> >
> >> >Declude: Anti-virus and Anti-spam solutions for IMail.
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