4.61.7-2 - Attachments get zipped = message body disappears

[Ken A]

Martin.Hepworth wrote:
> Ken
> 
> Trouble is some MUA's put html based messages as attachments....or can
> do if they are configured that way..

I might be missing something, but if MailScanner only zips where 
filename or filetype matches a list, then this wouldn't be a problem.
It could also ! match .htm? or winmail.dat or whatever that evil 
attachment name is.
Ken


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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info [mailto:mailscanner-
>> bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Ken A
>> Sent: 11 July 2007 14:22
>> To: MailScanner discussion
>> Subject: Re: 4.61.7-2 - Attachments get zipped = message body
> disappears
>> Nigel Kendrick wrote:
>>>> Subject: RE: 4.61.7-2 - Attachments get zipped = message body
>> disappears
>>>>
>>>> This is a side effect for users where the email message is actually
> an
>>>> attachment and not in the normal message body....I've had fun with
> this
>>>> as well..
>>>
>>> I upgraded 3 mail servers at the same time last week and I have just
>> sent
>>> another test message with attachment to my Googlemail account via a
>>> different server and this message has made it in one piece.
>>>
>>> What's the best way to approach this!?
>>>
>>> Ta
>>>
>> Seems like it would be nice to be able to specify which type of
>> attachments to zip.. (doc|xls|pdf|tiff).. etc.
>> Ken
>>
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