yes sir that's true, that file would be useless.. but some smart ass (excuse me) user of mine includes instructions on how to rename the file again to exe in the body of the message...
im tryn to block flash games and other stuff which is not necessary in our work.. thanks On Wed, 26 Mar 2003 20:25:45 -0800 Anthony Baratta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 04:43 PM 3/26/2003, elizar wrote: > > >ive been using the perl scanning module to filter email by attachment's > >file extension. > > > >i was just wondrin', if quaratine-attachment.txt says block all .EXE files, > >it will block all exe files, and it does, but if i rename the file.. say > >to .doc, the file can easily pass tru the server? > > > >is there any way to stop this? > > Only if you block all attachments. Besides, if someone takes an .Exe and > renames it .Doc, the recipient is now responsible for renaming it back to > .Exe otherwise the file is useless. > > --- > Anthony Baratta > President > Keyboard Jockeys > > "Conformity is the refuge of the unimaginative." > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > The Definitive IT and Networking Event. Be There! > NetWorld+Interop Las Vegas 2003 -- Register today! > http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?keyn0001en > _______________________________________________ > Qmail-scanner-general mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qmail-scanner-general ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: The Definitive IT and Networking Event. Be There! NetWorld+Interop Las Vegas 2003 -- Register today! http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?keyn0001en _______________________________________________ Qmail-scanner-general mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qmail-scanner-general
