Finally some helpful code!

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Published Saturday, August 23, 2003 11:30 PM by RoyOsherove
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Saturday, August 23, 2003 10:02 PM by G. Andrew Duthie

# re: Finally some helpful code!

Who needs code? Just add a rule in Outlook that filters on the body text:

"Please see the attached file for details" or:

"See the attached file for details"

Didn't miss a single one for me. Alternatively, since all of the emails seemed to have a faked successful virus-scan header, you could filter on that basis as well.

Besides, filtering on the subject field is a bad idea, IMO. It's way too easy to end up deleting a valid email that happens to use the same subject as the worm, such as "thank you!" or "your details". Better to filter on something that's a little longer, and/or less likely to appear in a valid email.

Sunday, August 24, 2003 2:03 AM by Roy Osherove

# re: Finally some helpful code!

Well, still. I posted because the code is that cool and simple. :)