Allowing PDF files

[Dave Duffner - NWCWEB.com]

        Actually we had the same issue with ClamAV, it
chews up the PDFs on a random basis so you can't open
them.  No pattern, just randomly makes them unreadable.
Also noted this occurring when you forward a PDF from
one person to another within the server.

        In the rules files mentioned below, you should
find a section to have it actually ignore and allow to
pass any PDF file so that it has a lowered effect on
chewing them up.

        We added the pass filter, haven't had one mangled
yet.  Just our workaround.

        Dave


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> Subject: Re: Allowing PDF files
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>
> Harry
>
> By default PDF's should flow OK.
>
> check your filename.rules.conf and filetype.rules.conf to
> make sure there's nothing there.
>
> Also there has been issues with Sophos not liking PDF's and
> falling over with an odd error. This can be alleviate by
> making sure MailScanner.conf
>   has the following option set..
>
> Allowed Sophos Error Messages = "corrupt", "format not supported"
>
> Of course if you're not using Sophos for anti-virus then you
> can ignore that.
>
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> Martin Hepworth
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> Solid State Logic
> Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
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>
> Harry Hanson wrote:
> > I need to allow pdf files to be accepted and not stripped from the
> > attachment.
> >
> > I looked through the MailScanner.conf file but could find
> where this
> > was being denied, or I could allow this.
> >
> > Thanks
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