filetype.rules and filename.rules syntax

[Glenn Steen]

On 26/11/06, Steve Freegard <steve.freegard at fsl.com> wrote:
> Hi Scott,
>
> Scott Kopel wrote:
> > I made a test file with pico with only one line as follows:
> > allow <tab> jpg <tab> - <tab> -
> > and that file also generated an error
>
> >>> Nov 25 06:16:53 englishmail MailScanner[21763]: Syntax error in first
> >>> field in line 93 of ruleset /opt/MailScanner/etc/filename.rules
>
> >>> I'm using the rules files exactly as supplied by MailScanner
> >>> eg
> >>> allow   text            -                       -
> >>> allow   script          -                       -
> >>> allow   archive         -                       -
> <SNIP>
>
> If the file name ends in .rules - MailScanner is expecting a *ruleset* -
> not the file[name|type] rules e.g.
>
> To:             domain.com              /etc/MailScanner/rules/filename.expection.rules.conf
> FromOrTo:       default         /etc/MailScanner/rules/filename.rules.conf
>
> In short - change the filename to end in .rules.conf and put the
> original file back (and change the relevant line in MailScanner.conf)
> and it will start working properly again without the syntax errors.
>
> And - as Glenn says too - Upgrade!!
>
Good spot there Steve! Have to get better glasses:-).
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