Re: [Evolution] attached mail files seems to be corrupt

[Pete Biggs <pete biggs org uk>]

On Tue, 2014-06-03 at 11:34 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Tue, 2014-06-03 at 11:10 +0200, Milan Crha wrote:
> > I believe an ideal solution is to provide a link to some public server
> > with your uploaded executable, rather than attach it to an email, but I
> > also agree that it's not always possible.
>
> Sending them in a password protected archive should do the job.

My mail server rejects password protected archives - for the very reason
that it can't scan the contents.  Password protected zip files are (or
at least were) a very common method of getting viruses and trojans past
scanners: "Super secret get rich fast scam: just open attached super
secret file, password is IamGullible".

P.