I'm all for dropPing or blocking the attachments,
but the security group often needs to use *password_protected* .zip's to
move malware and evil code around for forensics.
I'll just start using PGP encripted files, just wanted to point out there
are a few reason to use password_protected* .zip's out there.
-F
At 03:57 PM 3/2/2004 -0800, tedcrum@socrates.Berkeley.EDU wrote:
>No good reason to send *password_protected* .zip's . Kill them softly; the
>word "virus" always means a phonecall from the user.
>
>-tc
>
>
> >
> > I would vote for completely dropping the messages. People are confused
> > enough about this whole virus problem, and there's very little legitimate
> > reason to send .zip attachments.
> >
> >
>
>
>--
>Ted Crum
>tedcrum@socrates.berkeley.edu
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