File Attachment Rules

[Julian Field]

A synonym for "*@*" is the word "default".

Colin Jack wrote:
> Sorry Julian - I meant
>
> FromOrTo: *@* \.zip$
>
> etc.
>
>
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
>> [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf
>> Of Julian Field
>> Sent: 23 August 2006 09:21
>> To: MailScanner discussion
>> Subject: Re: File Attachment Rules
>>
>>
>>
>> Colin Jack wrote:
>>     
>>> I'm a newbie to MailScanner, so please be gentle ...
>>>
>>> I want to create a ruleset for Allow Filenames but am not
>>>       
>> sure of the
>>     
>>> syntax
>>>
>>> If I edit MailScanner.conf then I use
>>>
>>> Allow Filenames = /.pdf$ /.zip$ etc.
>>>
>>>       
>> They should \ and not /
>>     
>>> If however I change that to
>>>
>>> Allow Filenames = %ruledir%/filenames.rules
>>>
>>>       
>> %rules-dir% not %ruledir%
>>     
>>> then create a filenames.rules file do I just put
>>>
>>> /.pdf$
>>> /.zip$
>>> /.ico$
>>>
>>>
>>> in the rules file or do I have to put in other stuff?
>>>
>>>       
>> In the filename.rules file you need to put rules that would like
>>
>> From: user1 at domain.com \.pdf$ \.zip$ \.ico$
>> To: *@domain2.com \.pdf$
>> FromOrTo: abuse at domain.com .
>>
>> This would
>> 1) Allow *.pdf *.zip *.ico in mail from the address user1 at domain.com
>> 2) Allow *.pdf in mail to anyone at domain2.com
>> 3) Allow everything ('.' matches any character and so will match every
>> filename) in mail from or to abuse at domain.com.
>>
>>
>>     
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Colin
>>>
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