VB Script Filtering Introduction

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VB Script filtering Intro

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VB Script Filtering Introduction

Since VB scripts are a common means of transmitting viruses by email, we have
implemented attachment filtering for them. In the event that you have a legitimate
need to send a VB script to someone, the attachment can be successfully delivered
by compressing it into a zip archive. Since zip archives are not filtered, the attachment
will not be lost.

When the recipient receives the email attachment, they can then extract
the VB script from the zip archive.

The following instructions will allow you to:

A note to Macintosh users:
VB Scripts do not generally execute on a Macintosh. However, you may wish
to relay a VB Script to another user. We have included links to MacZip to support this.


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