[IP] more on anti-spamware says zip files are "safe"!
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From: Suresh Ramasubramanian <suresh@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 20:27:49
To:dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Cc:bobr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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
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