[Mimedefang] Re: Unsafe file types

[WBrown at e1b.org]

mimedefang-bounces at lists.roaringpenguin.com wrote on 12/01/2003 03:40:54 
PM:
> Wow - RTF makes sense - it's *supposed* to be opened by Word - but 
> apparently Windows will check the file contents under certain 
> circumstances.  I just renamed a Word file with a .yadayada extension, 
> double clicked on it, and watched it open in Word.  It also picks up on 
> renamed Excel files.  A few spot checks: negative on exe, pdf, html, and 

> text files.  (This is with Win2k and Office 2k).
> 
> My suspicion is it has to do with the extra metadata you can attach to 
> Office documents. (Right-click->Properties->Summary)

but where is that summary information stored? Is it part of the actual 
file? Is it stored in the Windows file system directory?  If it's not part 
of the file, it would probably get lost if sent through email.