Outlook/OWA 2003 - file types blocked
Michele Neylon :: Blacknight Solutions
michele at BLACKNIGHTSOLUTIONS.COM
Sun Jan 25 15:30:02 GMT 2004
I would agree, but if, like us, you are using MS in a hosting environment,
you cannot afford to run it too tightly.
If I was deploying MS for one company then I could be as strict as I liked,
however, at present we are filtering mail for several hundred companies and
individuals.
Mr. Michele Neylon
Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK]On
> Behalf Of Julian Field
> Sent: 25 January 2004 15:25
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: Outlook/OWA 2003 - file types blocked
>
>
> The previous list came from Microsoft as well. So I suspect that some of
> their newer apps generate the new file extensions, but I see no reason as
> to why the old list is no longer dangerous. So I would include
> both of them
> in a tight setup.
>
> At 15:17 25/01/2004, you wrote:
> >Julian et al
> >
> >I really provided the list of file types for info and to allow
> >comparison against your default "filename.rules.info". It is the most
> >definitive list I have been able to find of executable file types.
> >
> >Our Microsoft system specialists have asked me to include all in our
> >version of the above file because they want to encourage people to zip
> >executable files as a matter of practice.
> >
> >The versions of Outlook and OWA 2003 that they are rolling out here will
> >block them by default as described in
> >http://www.winnetmag.com/Article/ArticleID/41265/Windows_41265.html.
> >
> >After comparing this list with your list I am now unsure as to whether
> >the M$ Access shortcuts should be
> >
> > md[abetwz]
> >
> >rather than
> >
> > ma[dfgmqrstvw]
> >
> >as in the distributed "filename.rules.info" file?
> >
> >Perhaps those who jumped in immediately and rejected including any of
> >these can confirm (with some references to docs, if possible) which is
> >the correct set?
> >
> >Quentin
> >---
> >PHONE: +44 191 222 8209 Information Systems and Services (ISS),
> > University of Newcastle,
> > Newcastle upon Tyne,
> >FAX: +44 191 222 8765 United Kingdom, NE1 7RU.
> >------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >"Any opinion expressed above is mine. The University can get its own."
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Julian Field [mailto:mailscanner at ECS.SOTON.AC.UK]
> > >Sent: 25 January 2004 14:33
> > >To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > >Subject: Re: Outlook/OWA 2003 - file types blocked
> > >
> > >
> > >Would people like me to add all of these to my supplied
> > >filename.rules.conf? I don't really agree with all of them.
> > >For example,
> > >running a .inf file just shows it to you, it doesn't "run" it.
> > >
> > >And why is a .crt dangerous?
> > >
> > >At 13:55 25/01/2004, you wrote:
> > >>The following is a full list of Level 1 file types blocked by Outlook
> > >>2003 and OWA 2003. You may wish to use this to supplement (or
> > >annotate)
> > >>the list Julian provides in the "filename.rules.conf" file.
> > >>
> > >>Level 1 file types blocked by Outlook 2003
> > >>
> > >>File extension File type
> > >>.ade Microsoft Access project extension
> > >>.adp Microsoft Access project
> > >>.app Microsoft FoxPro-generated application
> > >>.bas Microsoft Visual Basic(r) class module
> > >>.bat Batch file
> > >>.chm Compiled HTML Help file
> > >>.cmd Microsoft Windows NT(r) command script
> > >>.com Microsoft MS-DOS(r) program
> > >>.cpl Control Panel extension
> > >>.crt Security certificate
> > >>.csh Unix shell script
> > >>.exe Executable file or program
> > >>.fxp Microsoft FoxPro(r) file
> > >>.hlp Help file
> > >>.hta HTML program
> > >>.inf Setup information
> > >>.ins Internet naming service
> > >>.isp Internet communication settings
> > >>.js Jscript(r) file
> > >>.jse Jscript-encoded script file
> > >>.ksh Unix shell script
> > >>.lnk Shortcut
> > >>.mda Microsoft Access add-in program
> > >>.mdb Microsoft Access program
> > >>.mde Microsoft Access MDE database
> > >>.mdt Microsoft Access file
> > >>.mdw Microsoft Access file
> > >>.mdz Microsoft Access wizard program
> > >>.msc Microsoft Common Console document
> > >>.msi Windows Installer package
> > >>.msp Windows Installer patch
> > >>.mst Visual Test source files
> > >>.ops FoxPro file
> > >>.pcd Photo CD image or Microsoft Visual Test compiled script
> > >>.pif Shortcut to MS-DOS program
> > >>.prf Microsoft Outlook Profile Settings
> > >>.prg FoxPro program source file
> > >>.reg Registration entries
> > >>.scf Windows Explorer Command file
> > >>.scr Screen saver
> > >>.sct Windows(r) script component
> > >>.shb Shortcut into a document
> > >>.shs Shell scrap object
> > >>.url Internet shortcut
> > >>.vb VBScript file
> > >>.vbe VBScript-encoded script file
> > >>.vbs VBScript file
> > >>.wsc Windows script component
> > >>.wsf Windows script file
> > >>.wsh Windows script host settings file
> > >>.xsl XML file that can contain script
> > >>
> > >>The above list was taken from Microsoft web pages by one of
> > >our Exchange
> > >>specialists.
> > >>
> > >>Quentin
> > >>---
> > >>PHONE: +44 191 222 8209 Information Systems and Services (ISS),
> > >> University of Newcastle,
> > >> Newcastle upon Tyne,
> > >>FAX: +44 191 222 8765 United Kingdom, NE1 7RU.
> > >>--------------------------------------------------------------
> > >----------
> > >>"Any opinion expressed above is mine. The University can get its own."
> > >
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