Why docx files are excluded?

brianr

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I am being asked by a client why SMEServer refuses to receive as an attachment .docx files. Apparently these cannot contain macros as otherwise heyy would be .docm files.

I wonder if anyone has some background on this?

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Brian j Read
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Stefano

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Re: Why docx files are excluded?

« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2014, 10:46:06 AM »

have you got any evidence of it or you are just reporting client's experience?

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mmccarn

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Re: Why docx files are excluded?

« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2014, 01:25:12 PM »

My users send and receive .docx files without any problems on SME 8, and through a SME 9 configured as a spam filter.

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Daniel B.

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Re: Why docx files are excluded?

« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2014, 02:32:15 PM »

In the email filtering panel, have you blocked ZIP attachments ? (docx and xlsx are just ZIP files)

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brianr

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Re: Why docx files are excluded?

« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2014, 03:00:31 PM »

Quote from: Daniel B. on June 20, 2014, 02:32:15 PM

In the email filtering panel, have you blocked ZIP attachments ? (docx and xlsx are just ZIP files)

yes I have.

I hadn't quite thought that through. I see two patterns for zip files...

Yes, I added those a few months ago after the user started receiving "faxes" zipped up, and showed some sign of wanting to open them!

« Last Edit: June 20, 2014, 03:03:17 PM by brianr »

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Brian j Read
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Daniel B.

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Re: Why docx files are excluded?

« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2014, 03:01:39 PM »

So, you should just unblock ZIP attachments and everything should flow

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