[clug] [AUSCERT ALERT - Email worm W32.Beagle.A/Win32.Bagle.A]

[Steven Hanley]

On Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 07:14:42PM +1030, David Lloyd wrote:
> 
> (Captain?) .../Nemo,
> 
> > Block all .exe (and other windows executable types) at the mailserver
> > end. I haven't seen an exe in my email for years :)
> 
> Of late my ISP installed spam blocking software which they didn't tell me
> abut. Unfortunately it keeps on killing samba-technical which is slightly
> annoying.
> 
> This is a good solution you propose but I don't really want to reconfigure
> my mail server every time I do actually want to receive a .exe.

In the bounce message to the send attempt mention that any exe or doc or
similar attatchments they wish to send you should be zipped.

	See You
	    Steve

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