No programs allowed (ETP.DAT)

[Glenn Steen]

On 14/12/2007, Stephen Swaney <steve at fsl.com> wrote:
> Ugo Bellavance wrote:
> > Dave Jones wrote:
> >> MailScanner is blocking the BlackBerry Enterprise Activation file.
> >> It shows in MailWatch as a "video/unknown" file type so I added this
> >> to the filetype.rules.conf and the file name to the
> >> filename.rules.conf but it is still getting blocked as if it is an
> >> executable of some kind.
> >>
> >> The following e-mails were found to have: Bad Filename Detected
> >>
> >>     Sender: network at etp1101.etp.na.blackberry.net
> >> <mailto:network at etp1101.etp.>
> >> IP Address: 172.16.11.11 <http://172.16.11.11>
> >>  Recipient: someuser at domain.com <mailto:someuser at domain.com>
> >>    Subject: RIM_bca28a80-e9c0-11d1-87fe-00600811c6a2
> >>  MessageID: lBDM3p5x002753
> >> Quarantine: /var/spool/MailScanner/quarantine/20071213/lBDM3p5x002753
> >>     Report: MailScanner: No programs allowed (ETP.DAT)
> >                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > It is seen as a program, not a video.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Ugo
> >
> You need to add a ruleset that exempts mail from na.blackberry.net from
The actual sender differs depending on where on the globe you are...
na==Nort America, one could presume...:-).

> attachment checking or at least checking this type of attachment. I
> believe this solution might be in the mail list archives.
Oh yes, it is. Multiple times. Perhaps one should add an example to
the wiki ruleset section. I'm too busy ATM, but ... Ether you or Ugo
perhaps have a spare moment?

> Steve
> Steve Swaney

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