Aron,
Forgive me if this has been asked already, but can't the virus scanner
scan inside the Zip file? I think that it would be best to drop only
those Zip files which contain an actual virus.
Ryan
> >> On Tue, 2 Mar 2004, Aron Roberts wrote:
> >>
> >> > Messages containing ZIP file attachments will soon be blocked
on
> >> > the CalMail email system, at least temporarily.
> >> >
> >> > From what I understand, messages with virus-containing
attachments
> >> > purporting to come from "The Berkeley.edu Team" and
support@socrates,
> >> > and using various techniques of social engineering -- such as
telling
> >> > users that important instructions are included in these
attachments,
> >> > or warning users that their accounts will be deactivated unless
they
> >> > open these attachments -- have started appearing.
> >> >
> >> > This situation is being investigated, and as an interim
protective
> >> > measure, messages containing ZIP files will temporarily be
blocked.
> >> >
> >> > Aron Roberts
> >> > Workstation Software Support Group
> >> > (for the CalMail team)
> >> > -------------------------------------
> >> > Sent via the ucb-security mailing list.
> >> >
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