Re: Blocking of ZIPs at the mail gateway

[Gary Dobbins <dobbins () ND EDU>]

We just rename them (along with a number of other 'vector' filetypes),
after a scan verifies no known virii.

Jason Richardson wrote:
> I don't want to start an online debate about the reasonableness of
> blocking ZIPs as a method of preventing viruses, but I am interested in
> knowing about other schools that have done so.
>
> TIA.
>
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> Jason Richardson
> Manager, IT Security and Client Development
> Enterprise Systems Support
> Northern Illinois University

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