Danger of email attachments

I'd appreciate anyone's thoughts on the risk of email attachments on a business iPhone.
We have everything locked down thru activesync.
I can see that there is a potential data leakage risk - but the same people will also have webmail access on any device, so could print/save or forward anyway.

If it's a .pdf, you can use Preview to encrypt it.

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Hi:
Of course this is possible on SharePoint Server 2010 and is a very nice functionality, in this link (http://www.sharepointboost.com/blog/setting-up-sharepoint-2010-incoming-mail/)
you can find a detailed information of how to set up the incoming email o SharePoint 2010 document library step by step.
I hope this helps
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Hi,
I'm sorry you are having this problem, here is another post about the same problem, where the cause of the problem is described:
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/894442
A bug has been filed to track resolution of the issue here, because a true fix isn't yet available:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=703015
I apologize for the inconvenience.
Regards,
Michelle

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Hi,
I created an a CF template for sending e-mail which includes
attachments. It has been tested on my dev box and is functioning
fine as the attachment upload to a designated directory on the
server. I would like the attachments to be purged once the e-mail
has been forwarded to the recipent.
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book page 913 "Interacting with Email" there is a CFC that will
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<html>
<head>
<title>Please enter your message</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="Send_Email.cfm" method="post"
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<table width="500" border="0" align="center">
<tr>
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message:</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="250">To:</td>
<td width="250"><input type="text" name="to_addr"
value=""></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subject:</td>
<td><input type="text" name="subject"
value=""></td>
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<tr>
<td>Message:</td>
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cols="35"></textarea></td>
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<tr>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td width="250">Attachment #2:</td>
<td width="250"><input type="file"
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</tr>
<tr>
<td width="250">Attachment #3:</td>
<td width="250"><input type="file"
name="attachment_3" value=""></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="250"> </td>
<td width="250"><input type="submit"
name="Send_Email" value="SendEmail"></td>
</tr>
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</form>
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destination="D:\uploadsTEST\"
filefield="attachment_1"
nameconflict="makeunique">

<cfset attachment_local_file_1 =
"d:\uploadsTEST\#file.serverfile#">
</cfif>

<cfif FORM.attachment_2 neq "">

<cffile action="upload"
destination="D:\uploadsTEST\"
filefield="attachment_2"
nameconflict="makeunique">

<cfset attachment_local_file_2 =
"d\uploadsTEST\#file.serverfile#">
</cfif>
<cfif FORM.attachment_3 neq "">

<cffile action="upload"
destination="D:\uploadsTEST\"
filefield="attachment_3"
nameconflict="makeunique">

<cfset attachment_local_file_3 =
"d:\uploadsTEST\#file.serverfile#">
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subject="#subject#"
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<cfif FORM.attachment_1 neq "">
<cfmailparam file="#attachment_local_file_1#">
</cfif>
<cfif FORM.attachment_2 neq "">
<cfmailparam file="#attachment_local_file_2#">
</cfif>
<cfif FORM.attachment_3 neq "">
<cfmailparam file="#attachment_local_file_3#">
</cfif>
</cfsilent>
</cfmail>
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<cfcomponent output="false">

<cfset this.name="attachmentPurge">

<cfset this.sessionManagement=true>
<cfset this.clientMangment=true>
<cffunction name="onSessionEnd" output="false"
returnType="void">

<cfset var attachDir = expandPath("Attach")>
<cfset var getFiles = "">
<cfset var thisFile = "">

<cfdirectory directory="#attachDir#" name="getFiles">

<cfloop query="getFiles">

<cfif getFiles.type neq "Dir">

<cfset thisFile =
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</cfif>
</cfloop>
</cffunction>
</cfcomponent>
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the recipient checks there mail
in the POP server.
Assuming that the sender is in a session would the code be
written to delete the attached file from the directory on
the server one the e-mail is sent.
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interent address.
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Zooropa wrote:
Hi,
I have just got myself a new PC with Windows 7 (64bits). Using IE 8 (32 bit version), I am unable to download emails attachments from my normal Yahoo account ([email protected]). I have read somewhere that this could be due to the fact that Yahoo uses Norton as antivirus scan for email attachments, and that this could clash with BT NetProtectPlus (McAfee under the bonnet). Is there an option I need to switch off (and if so which one / how) in BT NetProtectPlus in order for me to be able to download attachments via Yahoo mail ?
Please note that this used to work on my previous PC (Windowx XP).
Thanks for your help. This is getting really frustrating !
Hi. Welcome to the forums.
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