$filename in reports picking up wrong filename
Martin.Hepworth
martinh at solidstatelogic.com
Tue Jun 5 10:43:33 IST 2007
Ah right - I'll get another cuppa....
--
Martin Hepworth
Snr Systems Administrator
Solid State Logic
Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info [mailto:mailscanner-
> bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Gareth
> Sent: 05 June 2007 10:42
> To: MailScanner discussion
> Subject: RE: $filename in reports picking up wrong filename
>
> No the email contained two attachments. One a .zip which is fine and
the
> other a .ocx which is recognised as an executable file and therefore
> blocked.
>
> On Tue, 2007-06-05 at 10:35, Martin.Hepworth wrote:
> > Gareth
> >
> > I'd say the message isn't wrong, just not right ;-)
> >
> > Ie the zip file contains a bad filename of .ocx, but the "original"
> > attachment is a .zip file so that's correct. Somehow it's needs to
say
> > the zip file contains the unallowed filename .ocx.
> >
> > Perhaps
> >
> > --
> > Martin Hepworth
> > Snr Systems Administrator
> > Solid State Logic
> > Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
[mailto:mailscanner-
> > > bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Gareth
> > > Sent: 05 June 2007 09:42
> > > To: mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info
> > > Subject: $filename in reports picking up wrong filename
> > >
> > > Someone sent us a .ocx file which our system blocked. The inline
> > warning
> > > was :-
> > >
> > > Warning: This message has had one or more attachments removed
> > > (Sources2929.zip, loadingprogramProj1.ocx). Please read the
> > > "lgdeltd-Attachment-Warning.txt" attachment(s) for more
information.
> > >
> > >
> > > However the attachment warning contains :-
> > >
> > > This is a message from the MailScanner E-Mail Virus Protection
Service
> > >
----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > The original e-mail attachment "Sources2929.zip"
> > > is on the list of unacceptable attachments for this site and has
been
> > > replaced by this warning message.
> > >
> > > If you wish to receive a copy of the original attachment, please
> > > e-mail helpdesk and include the whole of this message
> > > in your request. Alternatively, you can call them, with
> > > the contents of this message to hand when you call.
> > >
> > > At Mon Jun 4 06:22:24 2007 the virus scanner said:
> > > MailScanner: No programs allowed (loadingprogramProj1.ocx)
> > >
> > > Note to Help Desk: Look on the lgdeltd (mailscanner) MailScanner
in
> > > /var/spool/MailScanner/quarantine/20070604 (message
> > 4CE42AA011D.B874C).
> > >
> > > You can see from the mailscanner report that the ocx file was the
> > > problem but the wrong filename is shown earlier.
> > > Can this be fixed?
> > > It would be ok if $filename showed both files as it does with the
> > inline
> > > warning as that way I can at least reword the warning message.
> > > I am running mailscanner 4.57.6-1
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Gareth
> > >
> > >
> > >
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