[PLUG] Attachments not received

[Chris Penwell]

	It would be worth finding out about what the mail server at the
destination is, as he is correct. We currently don't have an email server
in-house so my experience with Exchange equals exactly zero. ('Course,
bringing email in-house is just this side of the horizon.)

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Chris Penwell


> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-admin at lists.pdxlinux.org 
> [mailto:plug-admin at lists.pdxlinux.org] On Behalf Of Josh Orchard
> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 3:26 PM
> To: plug at lists.pdxlinux.org
> Subject: RE: [PLUG] Attachments not received
> 
> 
> > On Fri, 9 Apr 2004, Chris Penwell wrote:
> >
> >> 	Well, no, Winblows uses the file extension to associate which 
> >> program should be used to open it. Now without getting 
> into the pros 
> >> and cons of this "feature", You shouldn't have any 
> problems renaming 
> >> the file in
> >> order to attach it. However, in order for them to view it they will
> >> have to
> >> rename it back.. As I mentioned earlier, it's just one 
> more thing to
> >> do..
> >
> >   So, what's an inocuous file extension that won't cause 
> the MUA-cop 
> > to shut down viewing? How about no extension at all?
> >
> > Rich
> 
> Again, I'll repeat there is a setting in exchange to Scan ALL 
> attachments regardless of extension.  Our exchange server 
> does just that at my work.  We have tried to go around it and 
> it will scan the attachments regardless of what we named them 
> and it remove files that we need sent to co-workers.  It even 
> tries to unzip all files regardless of extension.  The file 
> may still never make it to the user.
> 
> Unless you have the person running the exchange server agree 
> not to scan your particular file type they will most likely 
> now scan everything.  Too many viruses not to do just that.
> 
> I'd suggest that you work out the ftp anonymous mode or ask 
> your client where you could upload the files.  Many have an 
> anonymous ftp server available.
> 
> Josh
> 
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