I also agree. Trouble is, before you can say 2.2.0a12, mail clients will
be "helpfully" opening zip files for you automagically!
ADK
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There is no magic.
Stephen
McConnell To: James Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
<[EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:
che.org> Subject: Re: worms
09/25/2003
06:08 AM
Please respond
to "James
Users List"
Kenny Smith wrote:
> I decided simply to block any message with dangerous attachments:
>
> <mailet
> match="AttachmentFileNameIs=*.scr,*.pif,message.zip,*.exe,*.vbs,*.bat"
> class="ToProcessor">
> <processor> spam </processor>
> </mailet>
>
>
> .scr .pif .exe .vbs and .bat files (in my overly strict and yet still
> humble opinion) have no business being attachments. If you need to
> send those, then they can be zipped and the recepient protected. As
> for message.zip, I threw that in there for SoBig. It might catch a
> legit email, but for my uses the simplicity of it outweighs the
> potential loss.
Totally agree with the pattern and the rationale.
Steve.
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