checking outgoing mail attachments

[Phani Achanta]

Thanks for all your replies...I got it work...thanks to all who responded.

You guyz rock...


On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 01:07:38 +0200, Peter Bonivart <peter at ucgbook.com> wrote:
> Venkata Achanta wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I want to specify what attachements are allowed/disallowed in BOTH
> > DIRECTIONS (i.e. the incoming and outgoing as well,our company doesnt want
> > to send some file outside but is willing to accept them from outside.In
> > this scenario only one filename.rules will not suffice)
> >
> > Hence,I have specified them in two files namely (matches the examples in
> > actual filename.rules.conf)
> >
> > filetypeoutgoing.rules.conf
> > filetypeincoming.rules.conf
> >
> > These are not the same files.
> >
> > and my filename.rules.conf looks like this
> >
> > From:   192.168.217.26   /etc/rules/filetypeoutgoing.rules.conf
> > From:   default         /etc/rules/filetypeincoming.rules.conf
> >
> >
> > (The ip address is internal mail server address,its been modified to fake
> > ip for posting purposes)
> >
> > When i am starting the mailscanner i get this message
> >
> > Possible syntax error on line 1 of /etc/rules/filename.rules.conf
> > Sep 23 14:02:04  MailScanner[31112]: Remember to separate fields with tab
> > characters!
>
> You need to set in MailScanner.conf:
>
> Filename Rules = %rules-dir%/filename.rules.rules
>
> In the above file you put your content:
>
> From:   192.168.217.26   /etc/rules/filenameoutgoing.rules.conf
> From:   default          /etc/rules/filenameincoming.rules.conf
>
> Copy the standard filename.rules.conf into the two above files and edit
> them to suite your purpose. Reload MailScanner.
>
> --
> /Peter Bonivart
>
> --Unix lovers do it in the Sun
>
>
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