RE: blocking emails with attachments by extension

  • From: "Kenny Mann" <Kennymann@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "[ExchangeList]" <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 21:21:01 -0600

>Is it possible to configure exchange to block emails that have 
>attachments by extension e.g. .vbs etc. ?

I think that most Exchange add-ons for Antivirus (IE: McAffe and Norton)
come with something like that.
I did that on our server for a couple virii floating around, it's a god
send.
Keep in mind that you must have the add-on to scan the emails, normal AV
will not scan them.

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-- Kenny Mann
IT Tech / Systems Administrator / Network Administrator
C&D Robotics, Inc.
4780 South 23rd Street
Beaumont, TX 77705
Phone: (409)-840-5252
Fax: (409)-840-4660 
Be courteous, use mail list etiquette.
http://etherpunk.com/misc-mail_etiquette.html

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Stephen Hartley [mailto:support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
>Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 8:08 PM
>To: [ExchangeList]
>Subject: [exchangelist] RE: blocking emails with attachments 
>by extension
>
>
>http://www.MSExchange.org/
>
>I use eScan to block file extensions and e-mails by content 
>(see www.mwti.net ) 
>
>Stephen Hartley
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: A. Michael Salim [mailto:msalim@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
>Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 6:34 AM
>To: [ExchangeList]
>Subject: [exchangelist] blocking emails with attachments by extension
>
>http://www.MSExchange.org/
>
>Hi,
>
>Is it possible to configure exchange to block emails that have 
>attachments by extension e.g. .vbs etc. ?
>
>best regards
>Mike
>
>
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