Filetype scanning rules?

[Julian Field]

At 18:43 30/06/2003, you wrote:
> >On Mon, 2003-06-30 at 18:22, Julian Field wrote:
>
> >Currently, the only rule in the new filetype.rules.conf file bans
>executables.
> >Has anyone got any good ideas for extra rules to allow or deny other
>types
> >of files?
>
>I'd have thought all of the types banned by extension.  Are you blocking
>by mime types (from file -i or isn't this portable?) of just the regular
>file command output strings?

It isn't portable at all, only the GNU file command can do that. I'm using
the normal file command output.

> > Should I enable this filetype checking by default?
>
>I think so.  If the report makes it clear that its been blocked by file
>type rules then anyone who doesn't want it can quickly get a clue.  It
>doesn't seem consistent to have filename rules, but not filetype rules,
>on by default.

Agreed.
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Julian Field
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