RES: Allowing specific executable files

[Julian Field]

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The file you have attached appears to have spaces throughout and no tabs.

At 18:12 28/09/2004, you wrote:
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>Hi!
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>The filename.rules.conf is as an attachment. The rules is in the line 63.
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>Thanks!
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>Renata D. Vieira
>Support Analyst
>Impactools - The wise solution that fits.
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>-----Original Message-----
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>From: Renata D. Vieira [mailto:rdvieira at IMPACTOOLS.COM]
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>Sent: 28 September 2004 15:22
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>To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
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>Subject: RES: Allowing specific executable files
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>This is exactly what I need, but it didn't work. In /var/log/maillog, I
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>get the following error:
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>Sep 28 11:19:28 mail MailScanner[3212]: Possible syntax error on line 63
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>of /usr/local/etc/MailScanner/filename.rules.conf
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>Sep 28 11:19:28 mail MailScanner[3212]: Remember to separate fields with
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>tab characters!
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>Sep 28 11:19:28 mail MailScanner[3212]: Possible syntax error on line 64
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>of /usr/local/etc/MailScanner/filename.rules.conf
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>Sep 28 11:19:28 mail MailScanner[3212]: Remember to separate fields with
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>tab characters!
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>In the filename.conf.rules, the allow rule is:
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>allow   ImportWizard\.exe$      -       -
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>allow   ComsipUpload\.exe$      -       -
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>It's before the 'deny   \.exe$' rule and I'm using tabs between fields.
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>Could someone help me, please?
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>Thanks a lot.
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>Renata.
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>-----Mensagem original-----
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>De: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] Em nome
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>de Matt Kettler Enviada em: segunda-feira, 27 de setembro de 2004 17:13
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>Para: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
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>Assunto: Re: Allowing specific executable files
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>At 03:40 PM 9/27/2004, Renata D. Vieira wrote:
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> >I configured MailScanner in my server to deny all the executable files.
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> >However, there are 2 specific executable files those are send and
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> >received between our client and us.
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> >My question is: Is it possible in MailScanner to allow only these 2
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> >specific executable files and to continue denying all the others?
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>Yes. Add an allow rule near the top of filename.rules.conf, before the
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>deny rule for all .exe files.
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>allow   file1\.exe$     -       -
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>allow   file2\.exe$     -       -
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>deny   \.exe$          Windows/DOS
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>Executable
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>Executable DOS/Windows programs are dangerous in email
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>Note: make sure to use tabs not spaces between fields.

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