MailScanner block attachment which contains .exe file

[Ugo Bellavance]

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Meshbah Uddin Ahmed wrote:
> hi,
> i want to send mail with attachment zip (which
> contains .exe). but my mailscanner block it.
> 
> i want- mailscanner enable it, then clamav detect is
> it virus or not? otherwise i cant send mail with exe
> attchment file.
> 
> my mailscanner block all attachment which conatins
> .exe
> 
> i have enabled " allow  /.exe "  from
> filename.rules.conf. then mailscanner allowed exe.
> clamav didnt chk it, whereas i have chked .exe (with
> virus and also without virus). all allowed.
> 

Hmm, that is a little unclear.

If you set MailScanner to allow exe (and, btw, you probably need to
allow executables in filetype.rules.conf), clamav shouldn't complain
unless there is a virus in the .exe.

> pls advice me, what should i do? 
> 
> reagrds
> meshbah
> 
> 
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