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more on anti-spamware says zip files are "safe"!
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 11:13:28 -0400
-----Original Message----- From: Suresh Ramasubramanian <suresh () hserus net> Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 20:27:49 To:dave () farber net Cc:bobr () bobrosenberg phoenix az us Subject: Re: [IP] anti-spamware says zip files are "safe"! Dave Farber [2/4/2004 8:13 PM] :
Below is an example of one of two things: 1> .zip files do NOT and can NOT contain viri or other forms of malware, or 2> anti-spam software is teaching the bad guys how to get around and past the anti-spam software.
Actually, this is an indication that the exim mailserver below is configured with an ancient "exim_filter" script, use of which has long been deprecated in favor of other methods of filtering, such as exiscan_acl (http://duncanthrax.net/exiscan-acl/) Back when exim_filter was in use (abuot two years back?) virii that came in zips, or even password protected zips, weren't all that common. And this particular exim_filter treats attachments with the .eml extension (like stuff forwarded as an attachment by outlook) as malware.
epsiloncl4.hostspectrum.com with local (Exim 4.24)
Your friend's webhost just has to upgrade his exim version, and use exiscan-acl instead of the old exim_filter script. BTW, exim / http://www.exim.org is a really good GPL'd mailserver, the default mailserver supplied with the cpanel webhosting application (and with debian linux). srs ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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