Allow multiple filename extensions?

[Jeff Falgout]

>>> Tom Combs <combs at magnet.fsu.edu> 7/11/2003 7:58:13 AM >>>
>Hello,
>
>  I'm not clear on the need for denying multiple filename extensions.
>  It seems if an attachment contained a virus, it would be checked by
>  the virus scanner and either caught or cleared regardless of the
>  extension.  Does having multiply filename extensions somehow
>  circumvent this process?
>
>  I'm considering dropping this ruleset:
>
>deny    \.[a-z][a-z0-9]{2,3}\s*\.[a-z0-9]{3}$   Found possible
filename hiding
                        Attempt to hide real filename extension

Would the proper way to allow double extensions be to change the "deny"
to
"allow" or comment out the line?

Jeff