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Re: Blocking of ZIPs at the mail gateway

From: Gary Flynn <flynngn () JMU EDU>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 08:54:11 -0400

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.


We have since July 2004.

--
Gary Flynn
Security Engineer
James Madison University
www.jmu.edu/computing/security

Current thread:

Blocking of ZIPs at the mail gateway Jason Richardson (Sep 26)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Blocking of ZIPs at the mail gateway Gary Dobbins (Sep 26)
- Re: Blocking of ZIPs at the mail gateway Cal Frye (Sep 26)
- Re: Blocking of ZIPs at the mail gateway Daniel Medina (Sep 27)
- Re: Blocking of ZIPs at the mail gateway Gary Flynn (Sep 27)
- Re: Blocking of ZIPs at the mail gateway Dewitt Latimer (Sep 27)
- Re: Blocking of ZIPs at the mail gateway Jason Richardson (Sep 27)