Allow password protected/encrypted zip files from a singler sender

Mike Kercher mike at CAMAROSS.NET
Tue Sep 21 04:23:34 IST 2004


Greg Deputy wrote:
> Couldn't you do a ruleset for Allow Password-Protected Archives like:
>
> FromOrTo:       default                                 No
> From:           holierThanThou at retailer.com     Yes
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: MailScanner mailing list
>> [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Greg Krzeszkowski
>> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 5:29 PM
>> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
>> Subject: Allow password protected/encrypted zip files from a singler
>> sender
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> various aspects of this question have been answered before.
>> I have searched the mailing list archive first, so don't flame me
>> too much.
>>
>> I have an organisation that must send through password protected
>> zipfiles (cannot be changed, they are one of the countrys largest
>> retailers and have a 'holier than thou'
>> attitude) to me.
>>
>> I only want this particular email address to be able to send this
>> type of attachment (I would love to continue to have
>> Allow Password-Protected Archives = No).   I added a rule
>> that allowed zip files FROM the sender, but if MS is blocking all
>> password protected archives they don't get through (as expected).
>>
>> Is there an override I can utilise that would fit my requirements?
>>
>> Cheers

I think the rule should be the other way around:

From:           holierThanThou at retailer.com     Yes
FromOrTo:       default                         No

This way, MS doesn't hit on the default first and stop processing the
ruleset.

Mike

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