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Re: MyDoom, Sorbig - Actions taken?

2004-02-05 08:14:13

At 2004-02-05 09:19:05 -0500, winserver(_dot_)support(_at_)winserver(_dot_)com 
wrote:

Now, if you are are suggesting that maybe SMTP "should" perform MIME
processing to maybe WARN/HELP the user, then we are in tune with what
I hoping to get going here.

Dear Mr. Santos,

Just for clarification -- are you suggesting that SMTP servers perform
MIME processing to identify potentially evil content, so that users do
not have to deal with it?

Furthermore, are you suggesting that this is necessary because the MUA
cannot be relied upon to protect the user adequately, once the message
has been received?

Thank you.


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Hector Santos, Santronics Software, Inc.
http://www.santronics.com
Author of Silver Xpress (offline Mail System with MUA client)
Author of Gold Xpress (SX + comm)
Author of Platinum Xpress (integrated mail/file frontend system with MUA
client)
Author of IFTP (intelligent scripting FTP client)
Owner and chief designer of Wildcat! RPC Client/Server Intranet/Dialup
Hosting System
Author of Wildcat wcBASIC/SDK RPC API/SDK for c/c++, delphi, java, basic,
foxpro

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