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 -----Original Message----- 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 ------------------------ "The tragedy of modern war is not so much that young men die but that they die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals." Edward Abbey Michael Welch, [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.homepower.com Managing Editor, Home Power magazine Office Coordinator, Redwood Alliance (Not HP mag numbers) 707-822-7884 fax: 707-822-3481 Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
