[Icom] RE: Stripping "Attachments"

Thu, 17 Oct 2002 10:17:34 -0700

Yes it did contain an attachment. It was mostly gibberish with the exception of the
words "IPM.Microsoft Mail.Note".

            Rolly  W7DGX

Karl Kanalz wrote:

> Don't sweat it, Rolly..... it's an "attachment" that is often added by a
> server (not my computer) which just contains the same information (content)
> as the "written words".
>
> I use Norton 2002 Anti-virus here, and it scans EVERYthing - in and out -
> but you are correct in believing that "attachments" were stripped off
> messages.
>
> Q.E.D. :  I didn't add the attachment, Norton Anti-Virus didn't add the
> attachment, so it HAD to have been added by a server somewhere along the
> line.
>
> I don't know why it wasn't "filtered" or "stripped" by the iCOM server.....
>  Interesting thought!
>
> Karl K - W8TIF
> McKinney, Texas
>
> P.S.  By the way, does THIS message appear in your mailbox with an
> "attachment"?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   R Goodspeed (W7DGX) [SMTP:[email protected]]
> Sent:   Thursday, October 17, 2002 11:28 AM
> To:     [email protected]
> Subject:        Re: [Icom] RE: Antenna Balun/IC-756PRO
>
> I am curious. I thought no attachments were allowed. Yet I have received
> two emails
> from thei reflector recently with attachments.
>
>           Rolly  W7DGX
>
> Karl Kanalz wrote:
>
> > In a word, Jim, NO.
>
>                   Name: WINMAIL.DAT
>    WINMAIL.DAT    Type: DAT File (application/x-unknown-content-type-DAT_auto_file)
>               Encoding: x-uuencode
>
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