problem having using french support

[Administrateur de systemes]

That was the problem

When  do a file on the msg i get

penguin [/tmp] >file msg-4551-7.txt
msg-4551-7.txt: DOS executable (COM)

Is there a way to find a solution ? other languauges have the same problem ?

Rick Chadderdon wrote:
> It looks as if the file command is picking up something in that message
> that matches the magic for one of the many types of executable files. 
> Run file against the quarantined text file and see what it comes up
> with.  You will occasionally get this kind of false positive with the
> content of certain messages.  It should be fairly rare, and shouldn't
> need you to do anything to compensate other than explain to your user
> what the problem was.  It this is unacceptable, you might want to edit
> your magic file to make it less picky about certain kinds of files.
>
> Rick
>
> Administrateur de systemes wrote:
>   
>> Hello
>>
>> I have been using mailscanner since 2003 . I just found out a problem
>> using french support
>>
>> Look at the mail
>>
>> penguin [~] >mail forget
>> Subject: ééééééééééééééééééééééé
>>
>> .
>> Cc:
>>
>> sent !
>>
>> Here is the mailscanner log
>>
>> Jun 21 14:34:35 localhost MailScanner[4553]: New Batch: Scanning 1
>> messages, 1103 bytes
>> Jun 21 14:34:35 localhost MailScanner[4553]: MCP Checks completed at
>> 6570 bytes per second
>> Jun 21 14:34:35 localhost MailScanner[4553]: Spam Checks: Starting
>> Jun 21 14:34:35 localhost MailScanner[4553]: Message l5LIYYtu005033
>> from 132.204.53.116 (faouzi at umontreal.ca) is whitelisted
>> Jun 21 14:34:35 localhost MailScanner[4553]: Spam Checks completed at
>> 272697 bytes per second
>> Jun 21 14:34:35 localhost MailScanner[4553]: Virus and Content
>> Scanning: Starting
>> Jun 21 14:34:35 localhost MailScanner[4553]: Filename Checks: Allowing
>> l5LIYYtu005033 msg-4553-8.txt
>> Jun 21 14:34:35 localhost MailScanner[4553]: Filetype Checks: No
>> executables (l5LIYYtu005033 msg-4553-8.txt)
>> Jun 21 14:34:35 localhost MailScanner[4553]: Other Checks: Found 1
>> problems
>> Jun 21 14:34:35 localhost MailScanner[4553]: Virus Scanning completed
>> at 13681 bytes per second
>> Jun 21 14:34:35 localhost MailScanner[4553]: Saved infected
>> "msg-4553-8.txt" to
>> /opt/MailScanner/var/quarantine/20070621/l5LIYYtu005033
>> Jun 21 14:34:35 localhost MailScanner[4553]: Cleaned: Delivered 1
>> cleaned messages
>>
>>
>> It is stopping the email !
>>
>> In my spamassassin i have put in local.cf           ok_locales  fr
>> and in my /opt/MailScanner/etc/spam.assassin.prefs.conf  ok_locales  fr
>>
>> What is wrong ?
>>
>>     
>
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