Information Security News: Microsoft to delay security patch

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http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2000/0522/web-patch-05-26-00.asp

BY By Martyn Williams, IDG News Service
05/26/2000

Microsoft Corp. said it will delay until next week the release of a
major security update to its Outlook 98 and 2000 e-mail software.

Microsoft originally planned to release the update this week, but the
company is delaying the release in order to modify the software in
response to feedback from customers.

New to the update will be a set of tools that will give administrators
more say in what e-mail attachments are allowed through to the user
desktop, Microsoft said.

The beta version of the software, which was released last week,
included a set of predefined file types the ones most likely to
contain a virus to be automatically removed when received. Users could
add file types but not remove any from the master list.

Based on customer feedback, the update will allow administrators of
systems where files are scanned at network level to modify the master
list and decide which files users can see. Microsoft said the change
does not weaken the security of the systems because additional
scanning at network level is also taking place.

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