Ed Moyle Filter Quotations

It allows virus-checking software in an e-mail to filter on that extension and to search files coming in with that extension more carefully, or to exclude them altogether on a content filtering gateway while allowing the majority of the office docs to pass through without hindrance. My only concern is making a smooth transition to the new format.

The idea sounds good because a lot of viruses have used the macro capability of Office for propagation purposes and that's a huge problem, ... Having a new extension for this will allow the virus-checking software on e-mail gateways to filter on that particular extension, either to search files coming in with that extension more carefully, or to exclude them altogether.