All zip files being denied in 4.28.-6

[Martin Sapsed]

Ugo Bellavance wrote:
>>-----Message d'origine-----
>>De : Michael Freeman [mailto:admin at THENAMEGAME.COM]
>>Envoyé : 10 mars, 2004 18:43
>>À : MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
>>Objet : All zip files being denied in 4.28.-6
>>
>>
>>After upgrading to MailScanner 4.28-6 all zip files are being 
>>trashed by
>>mailscanner. I did a test send to our server. I sent a zipped 
>>file which
>>contained an exe file and we got a msg saying that zip files are not
>>allowed. While mailscanner should be allowing zipped file it 
>>should only be
>>trashing them if they contain a virus or if they are password 
>>protected by
>>a virus. Some of our users are complaining that their attachments
>>outbound/inbound are also not working anymore. I suspect those are also
>>being trashed. What setting do we have to change in order to allow zip
>>files but deny password protected files and viruses?
> 
> zip files are allowed.  however, MailScanner now go into zip files and applies filename/filetype rules.
> 
> If you don't want that, set 
> 
> Maximum Archive Depth = 0
> 
> For your 2nd request
> 
> Allow Password-Protected Archives = no

and make sure you apply the patch in the thread "Problems with zips in 
4.28.6-1" because otherwise MailScanner doesn't quite "do what it says 
on the tin"!

Cheers,

Martin

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Martin Sapsed                   	
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