More filetype/filename questions: jsp, js, mno files

[Julian Field]

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dnsadmin 1bigthink.com wrote:
> At 05:22 PM 8/9/2007, you wrote:
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>> Have you checked they are allowed through both the filename checks and
>> filetype checks?
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>> dnsadmin 1bigthink.com wrote:
>> > Hello All,
>> >
>> > I have attempted to search for and test allowing the following file
>> > types which are frequently passed among my developers in .zip files. I
>> > cannot seem to figure out how to allow them. I've figured out how to
>> > overload the ruleset for just these users, but still cannot get these
>> > filetypes/names through:
>> >
>> > *.mno
>> > *.jsp
>> > *.js
>> >
>> > It's pretty aggravating. Can anyone help?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Glenn Parsons
>> >
>>
>> Jules
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> Thanks for the response Julian. I have included both in filetypes and 
> filenames and double checked my MailScanner --lint.
>
> I suspect I just don't know how to format the filetypes.rules.conf
It's looking for things in the output of the "file" command when run on 
your files.
>
> Here are what I tried in filetypes rules.conf: (tab-separated)
>
> # Especially for Developers
>
>
> allow   \.js$           -                       -
> allow   \.jsp$          -                       -
> allow   \.mno$          -                       -
That's for filenames, not filetypes
>
> allow   JScript         -                       -
> allow   JavaServerPages -                       -
> allow   mno             -                       -
That's not what the "file" command outputs.
Please read the docs. This is explained in the comments prior to the 
"Filetype Rules" setting in MailScanner.conf.

>
> Here is what I have in filename.rules.conf:
>
> ### ! Special allowances for Developers ! ###
>
> allow   \.js$                   -       -
> allow   \.jsp$                  -       -
> allow   \.mno$                  -       -
>
> Thanks,
> Glenn Parsons

Jules

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