filtering file types vs. extensions

[Mariano Absatz]

Seems like File::MMagic... isn't CPAN great?
http://search.cpan.org/author/KNOK/File-MMagic-1.19/


El 6 Jun 2003 a las 16:38, Spicer, Kevin escribió:

> There is a perl module that does that too.  Can't remember what its called offhand - but I do remember its named fairly obviously (the word magic is in there somewhere!)
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mariano Absatz [mailto:mailscanner at LISTS.COM.AR]
> > Sent: 06 June 2003 16:35
> > To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > Subject: Re: filtering file types vs. extensions
> > 
> > 
> > That should be possible using the magic file and the logic 
> > that the file 
> > command uses (with that same file).
> > 
> > See:
> > man magic
> > man file
> > 
> > 
> > El 6 Jun 2003 a las 11:29, Bingham, Ryan escribió:
> > 
> > > Hi Julian,
> > > 
> > > This is just a feature question.  Some of the commercial products
> > > (Sybari's Antigen for Exchange comes to mind) that (try to) do what
> > > MailScanner does have the ability to discern the file type 
> > even if the
> > > extension does not match (e.g. spot a Windows executable 
> > file even if it
> > > doesn't have an .exe extension).
> > > 
> > > Is this something that would ever be possible with MailScanner?
> > > 
> > > Thanks again for an awesome program!!
> > > 
> > > Ryan
> > 
> > 
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> > Mariano Absatz
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