Re: ".zip" file attachments no longer blocked on CalMail

From: Michael Armijo <armijo_at_berkeley.edu>
Date: Thu Mar 04 2004 - 16:55:28 PST

(from the URL given) "An update just received from CalMail's antivirus
software vendor can now detect these new worm variants..."

Since the problem files were encrypted, I assume that the software can
decrypt the zip files only because the key was supplied in the email. True?

If not, we will need to advise people that encypted zip files are not
secure.

Michael Armijo
Center for Social Services Research

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From: "Aron Roberts" <aron@socrates.berkeley.edu>
To: "Micronet-UCB microcomputer support user group"
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Subject: [Micronet] ".zip" file attachments no longer blocked on CalMail

> Messages containing ".zip" file attachments are no longer being
> blocked on the CalMail email system:
>
> http://istpub.berkeley.edu:4201/bcc/Spring2004/zipfileunblock.html
>
> Aron Roberts
> Workstation Software Support Group
> (for the CalMail team)
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