File Attachment Rules

[Colin Jack]

Putting it in the MailScanner.conf direct seems to work ... except that
I now have a heckova long line.

Would be tidier if I could get a ruleset working .. how does everybody
else do it?

Thanks

Colin

Julian Field Wrote: 
> 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
> >>>>
> >>>>