checking outgoing mail attachments

[Greg Deputy]

Wait, so you're essentially doing nested/include rules files?  I thought
that wasn't supported?  Did I miss something?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MailScanner mailing list
> [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Phani Achanta
> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 5:35 PM
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: checking outgoing mail attachments
>
>
> 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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