We do not use any of the content filtering features available in IMail. It's just too time consuming to use.
We have Symantec Antivirus for SMTP gateways, which scans all ZIP files, and delete any harmful contents. If the ZIP is password protected, then the gateway can not scan the contents and will drop the email (a bit of a pain, but would rather it drop them than allow it to pass). The virus definitions are updated daily at the moment, sometimes 3 or 4 times a day in times like this. The new version, version 4, which has only just been released, also scans a large number of other compressed file types, such as RAR and ACE files, plus about 20 others. It's a great product. It does all our spam filtering and content filtering, all from a nice and easy to use web front end. Much easier and more straight forward than using any of Imail's built-in tools. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Todd Bierbaum Sent: Thursday, 27 May 2004 1:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Zip attachments Just IMHO but zip files require an external program that must extract the file and then run them. If your users are blindly opening zip files and executing their contents, there is a bigger problem. Your hope would be that if somehow a zip file with a virus slipped through, it would be caught by your desktop AV client. If it doesn't already, Norton for Imail should scan inside of zip files. Todd Bierbaum - Microsoft Certified Professional BankTrust office 850-835-3335 ext 106 cell 850-598-3993 -=~=- -=~=- -=~=- -=~=- -=~=- -=~=- -=~=- -=~=- -=~=- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager and the sender. -=~=- -=~=- -=~=- -=~=- -=~=- -=~=- -=~=- -=~=- -=~=- -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Geater 5/3/04 Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 10:15 AM To: Imail Forum Subject: [IMail Forum] Zip attachments Okay, I have to say that I probably know what the answer is beforehand. But just for the sake of argument. When it comes to handling incoming zip attachments, I don't think I can be as granular as we presently are with that new "dot com" rule recently discussed. After all. every incoming zip file is an attachment, of which the same cannot be said for "dot com". But do you handle "dot zip" files differently in any way, now that they more often carry a viral payload? Eric Geater egeater at mscoinc dot com To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
