When is an attached file saved?
I ask because I was sent a .EXE file as an attachment which contained a virus (Hybris/D). This was correctly caught by F-Prot Antivirus; although I deleted the email straight off it seems that the executable was, at some point, saved in ...The Bat!\Mail\account\Attach as F-Prot caught it there this afternoon, nearly a day after the first warning. Q: is an attachment routinely saved there (irrespective of what happens to the accompanying email, including immediate manual deletion) or did I do something to save it (by some action I missed while recalling the sequence of events)? If it is routinely saved, that would appear to be a Bad Thing! Alastair -- Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest Vers: 1.53d FAQ: http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com
Re: When is an attached file saved?
Hello Alastair, On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 20:38:59 +GMT (19-11-01, 21:38 +0100GMT, where I live), you wrote: AS When is an attached file saved? AS although I deleted the email straight off it seems that the executable AS was, at some point, saved in ...The Bat!\Mail\account\Attach as An attachment is saved as soon as the message reaches your inbox. AS Q: is an attachment routinely saved there Yep. AS (irrespective of what happens to the accompanying email, including AS immediate manual deletion) or did I do something to save it (by AS some action I missed while recalling the sequence of events)? The attachment gets saved in that directory, because you indicated such in the setup. Account = Properties = Files Directories = File attachments... Whether an attachment stays there is determined by the option on that topic: Delete attached file when a message is deleted from Trash folder You can delete the Trash folder on a regular base or configure TB to do that automatically. Account = Properties = Options = Empty Trash on exit AS If it is routinely saved, that would appear to be a Bad Thing! I'm not sure whether I agree with that, but if you feel so, do like me (and most of this list's users): Account = Properties = Files ... = Store attachments in msg body -- Groetjes, Roelof -- Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest Vers: 1.53d FAQ: http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com
Re: When is an attached file saved?
Hi Alastair, On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 20:38:59 +GMT (20/11/2001, 04:38 +0800GMT), Alastair Scott wrote: AS Q: is an attachment routinely saved there (irrespective of what AS happens to the accompanying email, including immediate manual AS deletion) or did I do something to save it (by some action I missed AS while recalling the sequence of events)? Roloef answred this. I also store attachments in message body. Account ./ Properties / Files directories / Attachments are stored in... AS If it is routinely saved, that would appear to be a Bad Thing! Why? Because your AV software failed? I use PC-Cillin, and it would not let an infected file be stored on the disk. -- Cheers, Thomas. Moderator der deutschen The Bat! Beginner Liste. Anmeldung unter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message reply created with The Bat! 1.53t under Chinese Windows 98 4.10 Build 1998 on a Pentium II/350 MHz. -- Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest Vers: 1.53d FAQ: http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com
