[Mimedefang] Missing Web Attachments
Alberto.daSilva at rmb.co.za
Alberto.daSilva at rmb.co.za
Fri Dec 13 09:43:00 EST 2002
Albert E. Whale Wrote:
>Hmm, looks like I missed this piece of data on the attachment's Defang
Warning:
>
>An attachment named Yahoo!.url was removed from this document as it
>constituted a security hazard. If you require this document, please
contact
>the sender and arrange an alternate means of receiving it.
>
>I believe that this message was mangled because the .url was mentioned in
the
>'Default' Windoze Minimum Bad_Extension Definition.
>
>While I did not write the Bad_Ext, I don't understand the 'danger' of
>transmitting the *.url files to unwitting Windoze users. What are these
file
>types?
The list of dangerous extension is from MicroSloth:
See http://office.microsoft.com/Assistance/2000/Out2ksecFAQ.aspx
http://www.rudolphtire.com/mimedefang-howto/#ss12.4
M$ classified *.url as bad.
Alberto da Silva
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