Users being clever - Word and Excel docs

[Matt Kehler]

We have the same thing; our users embed mp3's, exe's, movie files, etc, all in word or excel.  I find it kinda funny as they think we don't know about it :).  If anyone has a solution...

Matt

>>> ugob at CAMO-ROUTE.COM 10/22/03 09:07AM >>>
> Hi All
> 
> Some of my users who have restrictions on file types that 
> they are allowed
> to send are embedding various files inside Word and Excel 
> docs and sending
> these out. 

what kind of files?  are they potentially harmful?

>Is there any way to scan inside these documents or 
> if not ... at
> least be able to block Word/Excel docs with embedded objects?
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Gary
> 
> 
> 
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