Re: Blocking of ZIPs at the mail gateway

[Cal Frye <cjf () CALFRYE COM>]

Well, we do. The proportion of false positives is less than 10%
Most folks get the 'rename the extension' routine quickly enough. There've been
complaints, but few enough.

--Cal Frye, Network Administrator, Oberlin College
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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