[PLUG] MTA Rejecting .pdf Attachments

[Rich Shepard]

On Wed, 12 Apr 2006, Aaron Burt wrote:

> Yes to both. I haven't the faintest idea why they'd block PDFs, but
> basically everything useful Winders users would want to attach to email
> (.DOC, .XLS, .ZIP, .JPG) has been used to carry viruses/worms.

   I have read that all Microsoft document formats have been compromised;
didn't realize that .jpg files are also in that category. I suppose that
since nothing Microsoft puts out is immune to being mis-used, the assumption
is that everyone sends only malware. "Your productivity ... our passion."
Yeah. Right.

Thanks,

Rich

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