I can tell you that the DCMS UK government dept recently lost a lot of their functionality and also part of their system because of a virus that came in when someone went into their hotmail account and ...
The office I work in during the day (my own business in the evening) does not allow us to use external email accounts because of this... Thaque www.globalart4u.com -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Kerber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 13 June 2002 17:41 To: Innes Fisher; Subject: RE: Free Webmail Service Accessibility This opens a huge risk for to viruses as it circumvents your mail server AV. Even though Hotmail, etc. use AV, is it worth the loss of control and increased risk? -----Original Message----- From: Innes Fisher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 2:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Free Webmail Service Accessibility I have recently been asked to review our policy on allowing internal staff access to external we-based email services (eg Hotmail) from the corporate network. To date, we have prohibited access to any outside service, and require all inward/outward mail to be channelled through our secure mail server. I maintain that general access to such services creates unacceptable risk for the business, but have been asked to justify this position. I'm interested in comments from the list, and to hear the positions taken by other organisations. If a considered position is in place, ie a deliberate decision was made either way, I'd be interested in the basis for this. Thanks and regards, Innes Fisher CC DHB Secure Mail Server **************************************************************************** **** This email or attachment(s) may contain confidential or legally privileged information intended for the sole use of the addressee(s). Any use, redistribution, disclosure, or reproduction of this message, except as intended, is prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender and remove all copies of the message, including any attachments. Any views or opinions expressed in this email (unless otherwise stated) may not represent those of Capital and Coast District Health Board. (AC_S001) [INFO] -- Virus Manager: No Viruses were detected in this message. **************************************************************************** ****
