Problem s with allowing exe-attachments for a signel domain

John Bergbom d99-jbe at NADA.KTH.SE
Tue Aug 31 15:08:09 IST 2004


I'm using tabs and not spaces, and the problem is still there! I have
no idea why it's not working. I have done according to the
instructions in the FAQ.

/John


On Mon, 30 Aug 2004, Alex Neuman van der Hans wrote:

> Are you sure you're not using spaces instead of tabs?
>
> John Bergbom wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > I'm running a server with many domains, and one of our customers wants to
> > allow exe-attachments. I followed the steps in the FAQ, but it still
> > doesn't work for me. This is what I did:
> >
> > In MailScanner.conf:
> > Filename Rules = %etc-dir%/rules/filename.rules
> > Filetype Rules = %etc-dir%/rules.filetype.rules
> >
> > In rules/filename.rules:
> > To: *@domain.se    %etc-dir%/filename.exeok.rules.conf
> > FromOrTo: default %etc-dir%/filename.rules.conf
> >
> > In rules/filetype.rules:
> > To: *@domain.se    %etc-dir%/filetype.exeok.rules.conf
> > FromOrTo: default %etc-dir%/filetype.rules.conf
> >
> > In %etc-dir%/filename.rules.conf:
> > deny     \.exe$    Windows/DOS Executable
> >
> > In %etc-dir%/filename.exeok.rules.conf:
> > allow     \.exe$    Windows/DOS Executable
> >
> > In %etc-dir%/filetype.rules.conf:
> > deny     executable    No executables      No programs allowed
> >
> > In %etc-dir%/filename.exeok.rules.conf:
> > allow     executable    No executables      No programs allowed
> >
> > This has worked for others, but not for me. When I try to send an email to
> > test at domain.se I get this in return:
> >
> > From: Mail Delivery System
> > Subject: Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender
> >
> > This message was created automatically by mail delivery software.
> >
> > A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its
> > recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed:
> >
> > test at domain.se
> >   This message has been rejected because it has
> >   a potentially executable attachment "temp.exe"
> >   This for of attachment has been used by recent
> >   viruses or other malware. If you meant to send
> >   this file then please package it up as a zip
> >   file and resend it.
> >
> > SOMETHING is working though, because in the returned header there is a
> > line:
> > X-yoursite-MailScanner: Not scanned: please contact your Internet E-Mail
> > Service Provider for details
> >
> > So my problem is (from what I understand): The Filename Rules and Filetype
> > Rules lets the exe-attachment get through, but then there is something
> > else that stops the file from getting through, and I can't figure out what
> > it is. I tried to set Virus Scanning for all domains except the domain in
> > question, but the same error occurred.
> >
> > Before I made any changes to the MailSCanner.conf-file I got the usual
> > yoursite-Attachment-Warning.txt message, saying the the attachment has
> > been replaced with a warning message.
> >
> > Please help me with this, it's important for us, and I can't figure out
> > what is wrong, and I haven't been able to find an answer to this in the
> > FAQ or in the mailing list archives.
> >
> > Regards
> > John
> >
> > ------------------------ MailScanner list ------------------------
> > To unsubscribe, email jiscmail at jiscmail.ac.uk with the words:
> > 'leave mailscanner' in the body of the email.
> > Before posting, read the MAQ (http://www.mailscanner.biz/maq/) and
> > the archives (http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/mailscanner.html).
>
> ------------------------ MailScanner list ------------------------
> To unsubscribe, email jiscmail at jiscmail.ac.uk with the words:
> 'leave mailscanner' in the body of the email.
> Before posting, read the MAQ (http://www.mailscanner.biz/maq/) and
> the archives (http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/mailscanner.html).
>

------------------------ MailScanner list ------------------------
To unsubscribe, email jiscmail at jiscmail.ac.uk with the words:
'leave mailscanner' in the body of the email.
Before posting, read the MAQ (http://www.mailscanner.biz/maq/) and
the archives (http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/mailscanner.html).



More information about the MailScanner mailing list