The safest way to do this is to have the sender rename the file to .ex_ for
example (which cannot be executed by the OS automatically), then rename the
file back to .exe before executing it on your machine.

Todd

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael Welch
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 5:56 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] rules.ima


Todd Holt wrote at 04:35 PM 12/06/2001 -0600:

>In addition, I'm not an ISP, but if I were and I had a customer that did
not
>want their email scanned for viruses, then I don't think I would want them
>on my network anyway.  What possible motivation, other than clandestine,
>could someone have to not wanting their email scanned for viruses?  Its
like
>not wanting your car washed each time you take it in for service.  Do you
>like a dirty car?  I wouldn't mind having mine cleaned!!

You obviously were not paying attention to my first post. I NEED to receive
.exe files.

Michael Welch

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