If text-based, how would you set up the filter, Scott? Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: "R. Scott Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 9:22 AM Subject: Re: OSSRC:[IMail Forum] BAT files won't block
> > >Hello! A great deal of BAT files have been getting through my IMail 7.04 > >rules. Here's what the rules like like server-wide: > > > >B=name =".*\pbat":NUL > >H=name =".*\pbat":NUL > > > >Why are BAT attachments still getting through? EXE, VBS and COM files are > >blocked the same way and they cannot get through. Any suggestions? > > There are a number of possibilities: > > [1] The .bat files are sent with the filenames not in quotes, which the > above filter would not catch > [2] The .bat files are uuencoded, BinHix encoded, or TNEF encoded, which > the above filter would not catch > [3] Since the .bat files are text-based, there is a chance they could get > sent inline, without using the standard "name =" or "filename =". > > -Scott > --- > Declude: Anti-virus, Anti-spam and Anti-hijacking solutions for > IMail. http://www.declude.com > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.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/ > > Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked > questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > 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 the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
