MailScanner block attachment which contains .exe file

[Glenn Steen]

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On 6/23/05, Ugo Bellavance <ugob at camo-route.com> wrote:
> 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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And now that we have clamav working (see the "other thread":), and if
we set Archive Depth = 0, doesn't it behave as intended?

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