4.35.9: file command disabled?

[Jeff A. Earickson]

Julian,

I'm curious as to why you need to change the default.  It has been
"default off" for quite a while and those who want to use it (like me)
turn it on.  This puts in responsibility of having a working "file"
command in our laps.  I had just been puzzled by the change in the
MailScanner.conf file.

The quality of what "file" tells you is based on what the vendor (Sun
in my case) bothers to put into /etc/magic.  There were super-duper
/etc/magic files floating around on the Internet a few years ago that
could identify just about anything; a quick google didn't give me much
this morning.  Maybe you want to think about using "file -m yourmagicfile"
where you have an industrial strength magic file for MailScanner's use?

Jeff Earickson
Colby College

On Mon, 1 Nov 2004, Julian Field wrote:

> Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 17:13:17 -0500
> From: Julian Field <mailscanner at ECS.SOTON.AC.UK>
> Reply-To: MailScanner mailing list <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: 4.35.9: file command disabled?
>
> I need to change the default. I don't want it switched on by default, as
> it has to know where to find your "file" command and what sort of output
> it produces.
> Just reset it to /usr/bin/file again and you'll be fine.
>
> I'm not sure what to set the default to, it's a bit awkward. I guess I
> could enable it by default, and just not squeal too loudly if the file
> can't be found.
> What do you think?
>
> Jeff A. Earickson wrote:
>
>> Julian,
>>
>> MailScanner.conf now has:
>>
>> File Command = #DISABLED /usr/bin/file
>>
>> Does this mean "don't use this setting anymore?".  Previously
>> (4.34.8) I had this defined as:
>>
>> File Command = /usr/bin/file
>>
>> What's the story here?
>
>
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