Not allowing filename

Chris Boyd Chris.Boyd at USIT.IE
Thu Dec 22 10:18:00 GMT 2005


Sorry what line do I add to the top of it? 

>>> MailScanner at ECS.SOTON.AC.UK 12/21/05 3:29  >>>
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Leave the filename.rules.conf file exactly where it is, just add our  
line to the top of it. No need to edit MailScanner.conf at all, it's  
all set right already.

On 21 Dec 2005, at 14:42, Chris Boyd wrote:

> I need to allow files with .qxd.pdf. I thought I did it right in  
> the rules but Mailscanner wont seem to pick up the changes.
> In Mailscanner.conf I have:
>
> # Rulesets directory containing your ".rules" files
> %rules-dir% = /etc/MailScanner/rules
>
> In filename.rules.conf I have:
>
> #Customized by Chris
> allow   \.qxd.pdf$              -       -
>
> I read that rules need to be in the rules directory and be  
> named .rules
> So i copied over filename.rules.conf to /etc/Mailscanner/rules/ 
> filename.rules, and it still doesn't pick up the changes.
> Here's the message from blocked extension
>
> t Tue Dec 20 17:06:30 2005 the virus scanner said:
>    MailScanner: Attempt to hide real filename extension (.qxd.pdf)
>
>
>
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