HTML filtering (still)

[Glenn Steen]

On 17/11/06, Howard Robinson <Howard at harper-adams.ac.uk> wrote:
> Dear list
> I am still having problem getting MailScanner not to strip HTML
> (see previous email from me for details if you wish)
>
> However when looking through maillog I saw this (multiple entires different dates & times obviously):-
>
> Nov 17 11:25:39 blackhole2 MailScanner[29601]: Unrar command /usr/bin/unrar does not exist or is not executable, please either install it or remove the setting from MailScanner.conf
>
> However in MailScanner .conf I have the following as I don't have unrar install.
>
> # Where the "unrar" command is installed.
> # If you haven't got this command, look at www.rarlab.com.
> #
> # This is used for unpacking rar archives so that the contents can be
> # checked for banned filenames and filetypes, and also that the
> # archive can be tested to see if it is password-protected.
> # Virus scanning the contents of rar archives is still left to the virus
> # scanner, with one exception:
> # If using the clavavmodule virus scanner, this adds external RAR checking
> # to that scanner which is needed for archives which are RAR version 3.
> # Unrar Command = /usr/bin/unrar
>
> # The maximum length of time the "unrar" command is allowed to run for 1
> # RAR archive (in seconds)
> # Unrar Timeout = 50
>
> There are no other references to unrar in MailScanner.conf.
Then it'll default to something (am to lazy to check what:-). Just get
it, set it and be done.:-)

> I altered some of the header texts in MailScanner.conf so that I could look at a recieved email and see if the headers we reflecting the changes. They were which suggest that  MailScanner is using the .conf file I have been editing .
> Is the syntax for unrar correct.
> Is there a MailScanner.conf 'systax tester' that would highlight any rouge characters that may have crept in?

Yes, you can run "MailScanner --lint" for a syntax check, and
"MailScanner --changed" to see what you've changed from the defaults.

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