File Attachment Rules

[Julian Field]

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Try removing the rules file and putting them straight on the config 
line, so you will have
allowfilenames  = \.pdf$ \.zip$ \.jpg$ \.eps$ \.ico$ \.ai$ \.qxd$ \.tif$

Colin Jack wrote:
> Hi Julian,
>
> Still not working ... people complaining it won't allow .ico files
> through.
>
> In MailScanner.conf I have:
>
> Allow Filenames = %rules-dir%/filenames.rules
>
> In the /rules directory I have a file called filenames.rules with this
> entry
>
> FromOrTo: default \.pdf$ \.zip$ \.jpg$ \.eps$ \.ico$ \.ai$ \.qxd$ \.tif$
>
>
> I have restarted MailScanner
>
> Any ideas
>
> Thanks
>
> Colin
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
>> [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf
>> Of Colin Jack
>> Sent: 23 August 2006 09:41
>> To: MailScanner discussion
>> Subject: RE: File Attachment Rules
>>
>> 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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> ----------------------disclaimer ---------------------------------
>
> 1. This e-mail and any attachments are confidential & access by anyone 
> other than the addressee(s) is unauthorised.
> 2. The security of e-mail communication cannot be guaranteed and neither 
> Mainline IT nor Mainline Internet will accept claims arising as a result 
> of using this medium.
> 3. Any opinions expressed herein are the opinions of the author and are 
> not those of either Mainline IT or Mainline Internet.
> 4. Although all email is scanned for viruses, it is the responsibility of 
> the recipient to ensure they have adequate anti-virus defences.
>
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