- any files with extensions (it seems) other than .txt or .dat are banned from email attachments (but you can rename them to .dat if you like...)
I am a corporate IS security geek and I do this... actually I strip 10 or so attachments from mail messages. Anything executable like .cmd, .exe, .bat, .scr, etc.... If you want to send it out then rename it to something innocuous. It prevents dumbasses from clicking on unknown attachments and prevents *helpful* programs from running things auto magically. Haven't had an email virus since the Kournikova one.
Since W2K added native zip handling I strip those as well.
If you can't or won't rename a file then your computer should be taken away.
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