[Esd-l] Confused: Catching .wup Files?

[John D. Hardin]

On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Kevin Hemenway wrote:

> Does that go before all the other sanitizer stuff?
> My current setting (system wide) is:
> 
>       # don't check for windows executable magic
>       # strings or for microsoft office macros.
>       SECURITY_POISON_WINEXE=NO
> 
> Is NO an incorrect value here?

Yup. The variables are either "set" (any value) or "unset" (blank).

SECURITY_POISON_WINEXE is off by default, you've enabled it.

Either comment that line out, or whitelist the trusted senders right
after that as I suggested.

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