Not necesarily. Decent content scanners determine what the file is not
based on the extension, but the signature. Same for files included within a
zip.
--
Terry Dykstra
Canadian Forest Oil Ltd.
"Charles Newman" <charlesnewman1_at_comcast.net.spammers.will.be.shot.on.sight>
wrote in message news:IvGdnQw8j5LzxfjfRVn-hw_at_comcast.com...
>
> "Leythos" <void_at_nowhere.lan> wrote in message
> news:Qkb9e.6157$0V2.5188_at_tornado.ohiordc.rr.com...
> > On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 09:21:13 -0700, mmcconnell17704 wrote:
> > >
> > >>> How serious is the problem? All .zip files are deleted by our mail
> > >>> server.
> > >
> > >> WHAT?
> > >
> > > This is happening to several of my friends, especially in academia.
> >
> > It's very common, and a good method, to delete Zip files that are
> > passworded or can't be opened and the contents scanned for malicious
code
> > by the email av or firewall software. We always delete unscannable zip
> > file.
>
> What is someone changed the file extension to
> something like ZPP? That would get it past the
> filters that delete ZIP files.
>
>
>
> >
> > --
> > spam999free_at_rrohio.com
> > remove 999 in order to email me
> >
>
>
Received on Tue Apr 19 2005 - 15:43:57 CDT
