Systems Administrator wrote:
>> just ripping out executables takes care of Swen.
>> this is a highly recommended configuration, anyway;
>> there's really no reason to let any executables
>> through, period. yes, some of your users may be
>
>
> 1. You're an ISP, and your customers will go elsewhere if you rip out
> executables
Most ISP's wouldn't be running *anything* on their customer's mail to
sanitize it. They may go as far as virus checking, but they wouldn't defang
MIME or HTML tags.
> 2. You have an attached computer shop, and can make more money
> selling people an antivirus solution :).
That still doesn't address the argument whether EXE's should be dropped or
not. We AV scan *and* quarantine EXE's (and BAT/VBS/etc.). Once they've been
checked, if they're super critical, they'll be delivered within a ZIP file
on an as-needed basis.
-Rick
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