> Seriously! Why not have the user shut down his mail system entirely. > That would pretty much ensure that no Virus or Malware is delivered via > SMTP. > > Your suggest is only feasible if the user never wants to receive any > executable or archived file formats. Assuming that they do, a better > solution has to be implemented.
btw, I'm assuming not any archived file format, just those containing executables. For many years now, my (Computer Science) department has not allowed certain executables (MIME types application/x-msdownload and application/x-msdos-program mainly) through our mail system, and have had few problems/complaints with it. Most people seem to easily find other methods (IM transfers, direct connections, posting to a web page) to transfer the few legitimate programs they may need to send. Not to say that it is appropriate everywhere, just that, FWIW, it can be done occasionally without too much trouble -- Bryan Burke IT Administrator Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science University of Tennessee, Knoxville bbu...@eecs.utk.edu (865) 974-4694 _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
