RE: [OT]Re: Hope you all are ready for SoBig
- From: "Kenny Mann" <Kennymann@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 09:13:05 -0500
Perhaps I should have worded better. I noticed this as I re-read the
whole thing.
The registry hack causes the Outlook clients to open in text only.
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 307594
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=307594
The disadvantage is that if you recieves html mail on a regualr basis,
Tiger Direct for example, it won't display properly.
Kenny Mann
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>From: Bakari Allen [mailto:ballen@xxxxxxxxx]
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>Kenny - if you would happen to have a KB article # that would
>be great. I can implement this for next week.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Bakari Allen
>bakari.allen@xxxxxxxxx
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>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kenny Mann [mailto:kennym@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 11:28 PM
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>Actually it' a registry hack, if I recall correctly.
>Make a script.
>Scripts are your friend. :-D
>Place it in their login script or perhaps mass email it.
>
>Kenny
>
>Bakari Allen wrote:
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>>Thanks . . . maybe that would explain why I couldn't find the setting
>as I scoured Exchange System Manager.
>>
>>Ohhhhh . . . . too many systems, not enough time.
>>
>>Bakari Allen
>>ballen@xxxxxxxxx
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Jim Harrison [mailto:jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 10:54 AM
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>>The setting (if it's available) is in the mail reader, not the mail
>server.
>>Your mail server may have an option to reject HTML-formatted
>mail, but
>>that's not what you want. Many folks use HTML format out of simple
>>ignorance; they don't realize
>that
>>the pretty backgrounds, fonts, etc. are really web pages. Others like
>>the extra pretties in their mail; personal preference and
>all
>>that...
>>
>> Jim Harrison
>> MCP(NT4, W2K), A+, Network+, PCG http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver
>> http://isaserver.org/Jim_Harrison
>> http://isatools.org
>>
>> Read the help, books and articles!
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Bakari Allen" <ballen@xxxxxxxxx>
>>To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 07:19
>>Subject: [isalist] RE: [OT]Re: Hope you all are ready for SoBig
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>>I've seen that setting in Exchange but I cannot remember
>where it is. I
>>received over 7000 notifications this morning. Anyone remember how to
>change
>>that setting in Exchange?
>>
>>Bakari Allen
>>ballen@xxxxxxxxx
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Jim Harrison [mailto:jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 9:08 AM
>>To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List]
>>Subject: [isalist] Re: Hope you all are ready for SoBig
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>>Agreed; especially in technical forums.
>>Anything that deserves illustration beyond ASCII characters is best
>left to
>>attachments.
>>
>>I configure my "public" mail readers to render and compose in plain
>text
>>only.
>>This allows me to concentrate on the problem, not the pretty
>backgrounds and
>>fonts some folks find interesting.
>>
>>Also, if you never render HTML in your preview or actual reading
>windows,
>>you won't help the spammer / worm distribution efforts that depend on
>them.
>>
>> Jim Harrison
>> MCP(NT4, W2K), A+, Network+, PCG http://isaserver.org/Jim_Harrison/
>> http://isatools.org
>> Read the help / books / articles!
>>
>>
>>On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 18:59:39 -0700
>> "cismic" <cismic@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>http://www.ISAserver.org
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>>
>>Well some common sense on the receiving of mail.
>>
>>1. I don't care about all the pretty graphics that arrive via mail.
>> A. When you get one of those in your in box and one of
>the graphics
>> has an ip address associated with it that data is sent back to
>>some
>> server out there informing it has a valid email address. Not in
>>that sense
>> but, someone can harvest the web log where the graphic resides
>>and corralate
>> that back to a valid email.
>> B. I also setup my reg to only read as plain text and don't allow
>>auto response:
>>
>>Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>
>>[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Opti
>ons\Mail]
>>"Message RTF Format"=dword:00000001
>>"EnableLogging"=dword:00000000
>>"Receipt Response"=dword:00000001
>>"Hangup after Spool"=dword:00000000
>>"EditorPreference"=dword:00020000
>>"AdHocReviewBehavior"=dword:00000001
>>"ReadAsPlain"=dword:00000001
>> C. Some simple changes to how *.pifs are opened including *.scr's
>>should go a long way.
>> 1. Yup set explorer to open unknown files with notpad is one
>>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\shell\Open\Command]
>>@="notepad.exe %1"
>> 2. Add the following to a reg file (back things up first
>>before applying)
>>and this will associate *.pif and *.scr with notepad.
>>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.scr]
>>"Content Type"="text/plain"
>>@="txtfile"
>>
>>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.scr\ShellNew]
>>"NullFile"=""
>>
>>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pif]
>>"Content Type"="text/plain"
>>@="txtfile"
>>
>>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pif\ShellNew]
>>"NullFile"=""
>>
>>2. Just another quick reference guide.
>>http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/03/05/virushunting/de
>fault.asp
>x
>>
>>Joseph
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Jim Harrison [mailto:jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 12:35 PM
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>>Subject: [isalist] Re: Hope you all are ready for SoBig
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>>That's why I love my RAV on Copmmunigate Pro; I got lots of
>RAV emails,
>>but the virus is stopped cold at the server.
>>
>> Jim Harrison
>> MCP(NT4, W2K), A+, Network+, PCG http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver
>> http://isaserver.org/Jim_Harrison
>> http://isatools.org
>>
>> Read the help, books and articles!
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Richard Bell" <rbell@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 11:05
>>Subject: [isalist] Hope you all are ready for SoBig
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>>>It's back and with a vengeance. I have had over 500 hits in the last
>>>three hours. Filter all SMTP for .pif and .scr extensions, also for
>>>the file "your_details.zip" This latest round seems to be worse then
>>>the first.
>>>
>>>
>>>Richard Bell
>>>MIS Director
>>>Microfilm Services, Inc.
>>>www.msifla.net
>>>rbell@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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