Re: Email Attachment Blocking

[Ken Connelly <Ken.Connelly () UNI EDU>]

We block lots, all the usual suspects plus some of the unusual ones.
The attachment gets replaced with a text attachment telling the user
what happened and containing a URL that points to a webpage with more
explanation and suggestions for getting the attachment delivered if it's
really legitimate.

- ken

Steve Brukbacher wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm taking an informal survey to see if others are currently blocking
> any email attachments at the mail server (or component of your mail
> server infrastructure).  If so, which ones?
>
> If yes, does the email simply get dropped or does the sender and/or
> recipient receive some sort of notification?
>
> Any comments on how you worked with your user community on this would be
> helpful as well.

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- Ken
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Ken Connelly             Associate Director, Security and Systems
ITS Network Services                  University of Northern Iowa
email: Ken.Connelly () uni edu   p: (319) 273-5850 f: (319) 273-7373