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| + | ==Email security and attachments== | ||
XMission rejects email attachments with commonly malicious file formats as a security measure to prevent potential viruses from impacting customers. Rejecting emails with executable files, for example file.exe, will protect you from possibly receiving malicious software containing a virus or malware. | XMission rejects email attachments with commonly malicious file formats as a security measure to prevent potential viruses from impacting customers. Rejecting emails with executable files, for example file.exe, will protect you from possibly receiving malicious software containing a virus or malware. | ||
This blocking is applied to all inbound and outbound email. Automatically, a reject notice will be sent to any sender attempting to send to, or from, the XMission mail system. | This blocking is applied to all inbound and outbound email. Automatically, a reject notice will be sent to any sender attempting to send to, or from, the XMission mail system. | ||
| − | + | ==Blocked file types== | |
| + | Rejected files end in: '''scr, vbs, dll, exe, shs, bat, lnk, pif, chm, hta, com, cmd''' | ||
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| + | == Zip to send== | ||
XMission customers needing to send a file type on this list can archive it as a ".zip" file first, then send that file as an attachment. | XMission customers needing to send a file type on this list can archive it as a ".zip" file first, then send that file as an attachment. | ||
| + | ==Maximum attachment sizes== | ||
| + | XMission allows email attachments with the following sizes: | ||
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| + | * Up to 10 MB for @xmission.com accounts via https://webmail.xmission.com | ||
| + | * Up to 25 MB for @xmission.com email sent with mail applications | ||
| + | * Up to 50 MB for our hosted Zimbra email sent to external | ||
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| + | ==Learn more== | ||
Learn how XMission [http://transmission.xmission.com/2013/08/14/how-xmission-spam-and-virus-filtering-works filters for viruses and spam]. | Learn how XMission [http://transmission.xmission.com/2013/08/14/how-xmission-spam-and-virus-filtering-works filters for viruses and spam]. | ||
Revision as of 11:37, 3 February 2015
Contents
Email security and attachments
XMission rejects email attachments with commonly malicious file formats as a security measure to prevent potential viruses from impacting customers. Rejecting emails with executable files, for example file.exe, will protect you from possibly receiving malicious software containing a virus or malware.
This blocking is applied to all inbound and outbound email. Automatically, a reject notice will be sent to any sender attempting to send to, or from, the XMission mail system.
Blocked file types
Rejected files end in: scr, vbs, dll, exe, shs, bat, lnk, pif, chm, hta, com, cmd
Zip to send
XMission customers needing to send a file type on this list can archive it as a ".zip" file first, then send that file as an attachment.
Maximum attachment sizes
XMission allows email attachments with the following sizes:
- Up to 10 MB for @xmission.com accounts via https://webmail.xmission.com
- Up to 25 MB for @xmission.com email sent with mail applications
- Up to 50 MB for our hosted Zimbra email sent to external
Learn more
Learn how XMission filters for viruses and spam.
