Re: Blocking Virus Attachements

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From: Ken Ewert [MSFT] (MS-kene_at_no.microsoft.spam.com)
Date: 02/05/04 

Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 10:02:42 -0800

You might also consider using the attachement blocking capabilities in
Outlook. Outlook has the ability to define which file attachment extensions
the client will automatically prevent the user from opening (note this
doesn't block delivery of the attachements, just Outlooks abilility to
prevent the user from accessing them).

Knowledge base article that might help is Q829982 and Q318515

Thx
Ken

"Peter Nguyen" <pnguyen@diacomp.com> wrote in message
news:OT7R7nA7DHA.3028@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> I'm already running Norton Antivirus Corporate Edition 7.6 on the server
and
> on the desktops w/ daily updates...But it keeps on detecting and
> quarantining incoming mydoom virus messages in c:\exchsrvr\imcdata, giving
> me a virus alert every time...Is this enough...? Is it better to just
leave
> the Antivirus as-is, letting it quarantine incoming mail, or is there a
> better way to configure it to handle those virus attachments...
>
> "Ed Grant [MSFT]" <edgrant@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:uaT1cRA7DHA.1636@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Anti virus either on the server or on a Gateway server in front of the
> > Exchange server
> > is the best way. Exchange natively would not offer any way to block
those
> > messages.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Ed Grant
> > Microsoft PSS
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> > Please do not reply directly to this e-mail address
> >
> > "Peter Nguyen" <pnguyen@diacomp.com> wrote in message
> > news:uG9jhHA7DHA.2300@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > With all the virus attachments going around, what is the best way to
> block
> > > or remove incoming/outgoing attachments such as .vbs, .bat, .exe, .pif
> and
> > > .scr files in Exchange Server 5.5...?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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