Newbie question related to file type filters

[Julian Field]

At 16:48 03/09/2003, you wrote:
>Thanx I got the post. Only subscribed today.
>
>Please Help with following.
>In the example below
>
>In filetype.allowall.rules.conf put (separated by tabs, not spaces)
>allow   .       -       -
>
>How can I block executables and allow media files.

Read filetype.rules.conf and comment out the rules you don't like.

>What is each 'field' representing. The . 1st - and second -

The "." is the pattern to match against the filename. A "." means any
single character. So this is bound to match against any filename as it just
requires the filename to have at least 1 character in it. The "-" signs in
"allow" rules are just placeholders. In "deny" rules they are the strings
that are put in the log/sysadmin notices, and the reports that are sent to
the users.


>Thanx
>
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>Subject: Re: Newbie question related to file type filters
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>
>See my postings from yesterday or the day before that include the work
>"filetype.rules.conf". You'll find them in the archive.
>
>At 07:31 03/09/2003, you wrote:
> >Hi
> >
> >I only configured my MS server last week and it works fine. Spam
> >dropped by about 90%
> >
> >OK My question.
> >
> >By default MS blocks all Executable and Media file types from the
> >filetype.rules.conf file. How can I setup a MS rule to let through
> >these files only for certain email addresses and let the others be
> >blocked. One small rule file example will be enough
> >
> >Thanx
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