Joey
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 12:41:18 -0500 From: "R. Scott Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Blocking extensions Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>I decided to block extensions this past week, so I found this article on >the Ipswitch site and followed it, using option number 2 and cutting and >pasting exactly from the >article. http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/IM-20010822-DM01.htm
It's very important to realize that [1] rules designed to block attachments will not catch all attachments, and [2] rules designed to block attachments will usually catch some legitimate mail, too.
Ignore the Knowledge Base article -- check the archives to find the best ways to block attachments. If done properly, you should be able to catch most of the attachments you want while rarely catching any E-mails without those attachments. Of course, if you have mailserver AV software (like Declude Virus) that supports it, you can use the AV software to block the extensions accurately.
>The problem is that the rule seems to filter out all e-mails which have >any sort of ".com" in them, rather than attachments with a >.com. Obviously, most e-mails have a .com SOMEWHERE in there. Did I >screw up or are the instructions incorrect?
That's a drawback of the Ipswitch suggestion.
-Scott
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