Sophos doesnt show virus name in viruswarning.txt

[Trever Furnish]

In MailScanner.conf, see this section:
# Set where to find the attachment filename ruleset.
# The structure of this file is explained elsewhere, but it is used to
# accept or reject file attachments based on their name, regardless of
# whether they are infected or not.
#
# This can also point to a ruleset, but the ruleset filename must end in
# ".rules" so that MailScanner can determine if the filename given is
# a ruleset or not!
Filename Rules = /etc/MailScanner/filename.rules.conf

And then read and understand that file (filename.rules.conf).  This may
help:
http://www.sng.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailscanner/man/MailScanner.conf.3.html#ATTACHMENT%20FILENAME%20RULESET

--
Trever

Drew Weaver wrote:

> How do I that off, I want sophos to scan, that is kind of the point.
>
> -Drew
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Raymond Dijkxhoorn [mailto:raymond at PROLOCATION.NET]
> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 9:45 PM
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: Sophos doesnt show virus name in viruswarning.txt
>
> Hi!
>
> > Anyone know why I get this:
>
> > At Fri Aug 22 21:37:49 2003 the virus scanner said:
> >
> >    Shortcuts to MS-Dos programs are very dangerous in email
> > (document_9446.pif)
> >
> >    No programs allowed (document_9446.pif)
> >
> > Instead of say, it telling the user which virus was removed?
>
> Its NO virus at all, its 'busted' due to your filename rules.
> Sophos didnt even touch it.
>
> Bye,
> Raymond.
>
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