Zip files checking

[Annabel Maseko]

I agree with this. How do I go about creating a rule or what is the format
for a rule to allow executables  inside a .zip?

Annabel

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On
> Behalf Of Mike Kercher
> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 10:00 PM
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: [MAILSCANNER] Zip files checking
>
> I think a .exe inside of a .zip should be allowed.  Otherwise, there would
> be no method of transferring a legitimate executable.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
>         From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK]
> On Behalf Of Roger Jochem
>         Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 2:49 PM
>         To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
>         Subject: Zip files checking
>
>
>         I'm sending this e-mail again because my configuration on the list
> was incorrect, and I don't know if it already was sended or because of
> this
> "misconfiguration" the email didn't gone at the first time.. (sorry)
>
>         I found a strange problem in MailScanner. I just updated my
> MailScanner to version 4.29-7, and now I was testing the zip file
checking.
>
>         I send an e-mail with an .exe file inside an .zip file, and
> mailscanner blocked it. Great! It worked!
>
>         And then I forwarded this .zip file, and this time the .zip file
> passet through mailscanner.
>
>         Then I made several other tests, and found out that every .zip
> file
> in e-mails are checked and blocked, but if the e-mail is forwarded,
> the .zip
> file always passes through.
>
>         Any ideas to correct this problem?
>
>         Roger Jochem
>         SBS - SC
>         Brazil