[OT] Strip attachment and add link for download

[Glenn Steen]

On 20/06/06, Alex Pimperton <alex at erus.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> This may be a shot in the dark but does anybody use/know of a system
> that does the following:
>
> -message arrives at server from local users
> -message is checked for attachments
> -if attachments exist and are over a certain size, the server splits off
> the attachments to a web-accessible directory and inserts a link in the
> email so the recipient can download the attachment
>
> I know this is not really MailScanners domain but it would be a very
> useful feature.
>
> Is this more of a mailwatch-type feature?
>
> I'm currently using postfix and MailScanner which I don't really want to
> change even though know I can do things like this with MDaemon.
>
> Regards,
>
> Alex
>
I haven't tried this, but ... You should be able to make a probable
facsimile with a combination of quarantining/notification and
MailWatch with per user (email address) access. Look at the "Maximum
Attachment Size" setting in MailScanner.conf, might be what you need.

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