Hello Thomas, TF> Pardon me for being ignorant, but was does this Mail-Safe function in TF> ZA do? What I can figure from the list, it changes attachment names, TF> so that they cannot be opened any more. May make sense for OE/OL TF> users, but then, how do *they* open attachments at all?
TF> Is it the job of this firewall to make attachments useless? I might hope not! It just seems not to work well for everybody who uses it or not everybody uses it correct. According to the help-file of ZA it should do the following: (sorry for the gigantic message!) /-----[ MailSafe Setting ]----- | Use the radio buttons to turn MailSafe on or off. | | If On is selected, the attachment types configured in the | Attachments panel will be quarantined. | If Off is selected, no attachments will be quarantined \----- /-----[ E-mail protection ]----- | ZoneAlarm Pro's MailSafe™ feature protects you from new viruses, | worms, and other malware distributed in e-mail attachments. It also | protects you from any old, known threats. | | The problem with attachments | Attaching files to e-mail messages is a convenient way of exchanging | information. | | However, it also provides hackers with an easy way of spreading | viruses, worms, Trojan horse programs, and other malware. For | example, the infamous "Love Bug" worm was distributed as a Visual | Basic Script (.VBS) file | | Fortunately, only certain types of attachments can contain | potentially dangerous code. These attachments types can be | identified by their filename extensions. \----- /-----[ About filename extensions ]----- | Filename extensions are the characters that appear after the "dot" | in a file name. They identify the file type so that the appropriate | program or system component can open it. Here are some examples: | .EXE (an executable file) | .JS (a javascript file) | .BAT (a batch process file) | | Tip It's a good idea never to open an e-mail attachment unless you | know the person it came from, and have confirmed (by phone or | separate e-mail message) that that person actually sent it to you. | Remember hackers can alter an e-mail message to look like it came | from a friend! \----- /-----[ The MailSafe quarantine ]----- | ZoneAlarm Pro's MailSafe protects you by 'quarantining' e-mail | attachments that may contain malicious code. | When an e-mail with an attachment arrives... | MailSafe examines the attachment's filename extension. | | If that extension (in the example at right, .BAT) is in MailSafe's | quarantine list, ZoneAlarm Pro changes the filename extension to | ".zl*" (where * is a number or letter.) | | Changing the filename extension 'quarantines' the attachment by | keeping it from running automatically. | | When you open the e-mail containing the attachment... | ZoneAlarm Pro displays a MailSafe alert to let you know it has | quarantined the attachment. Click OK to close the alert box. | | When you try to open the attachment... | ZoneAlarm Pro warns you of the potential risk in opening the | attachment. If you're sure the file is harmless and you want to open | it, click the Run button. You can also save the file for later. | | Tip Users who know how to read code can click Inspect with Notepad | to examine the code of attachment itself. \----- Regards, Erik -- GMX - Die Kommunikationsplattform im Internet. http://www.gmx.net ________________________________________________________ Current Ver: 1.61 FAQ : http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bug Reports: https://www.ritlabs.com/bt/
