[NIFL-4EFF:2187] Attachment Filter Implementation

From: Spacone, Ronna (Contractor) (Ronna.Spacone@ed.gov)
Date: Mon Jun 17 2002 - 15:44:34 EDT


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Hi everyone,

If you have any questions about this please ask: Ronna.Spacone@ed.gov or
(202) 233-8767.

Last week's test run of the attachment filter went well and it's being
implemented tomorrow, 6/18, on all NIFL discussion lists. Implementation of
this filter will greatly reduce the possibility of virus infected messages
being passed through the discussion lists.  It will similarly reduce the
possibility of virus infected messages being part of the archives.

File attachments will no longer be allowed through the discussion lists once
the filter is in place.  The filter will also enforce the "plain text
messages only" rule.  Email messages sent as MIME attachments or HTML mail
will be rejected (these types of emails include the message body as an
attachment...hence the filter rejects them).  If you send messages as or
with attachments you will receive a notice from the list server advising you
that attachments are not permitted and that you should resend your messages
as "plain text" messages.

Please note that while we have attempted to remove the infected messages
from the listserver archive, virus infected messages may currently exist in
the archives.  If you have your subscription set to DIGEST format you may
receive infected messages when the next digest format message is sent from
the list server - so beware.  Once the filter is in place tomorrow, infected
messages shouldn't make it into the list server archives (or the on-line
HTML archives for that matter).  And we will attempt to remove the infected
messages from the list server archive, once and for all.

If you have any questions ask: (202) 233-8767 or Ronna.Spacone@ed.gov

Thanks,

Ronna

Ronna G. Spacone
EFF Special Collection Coordinator
(202) 233-8767



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