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Microsoft to delay security patch
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Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 01:57:51 -0500
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2000/0522/web-patch-05-26-00.asp BY By Martyn Williams, IDG News Service 05/26/2000 Microsoft Corp. said it will delay until next week the release of a major security update to its Outlook 98 and 2000 e-mail software. Microsoft originally planned to release the update this week, but the company is delaying the release in order to modify the software in response to feedback from customers. New to the update will be a set of tools that will give administrators more say in what e-mail attachments are allowed through to the user desktop, Microsoft said. The beta version of the software, which was released last week, included a set of predefined file types the ones most likely to contain a virus to be automatically removed when received. Users could add file types but not remove any from the master list. Based on customer feedback, the update will allow administrators of systems where files are scanned at network level to modify the master list and decide which files users can see. Microsoft said the change does not weaken the security of the systems because additional scanning at network level is also taking place. ISN is sponsored by SecurityFocus.com --- To unsubscribe email LISTSERV () SecurityFocus com with a message body of "SIGNOFF ISN".
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