feature request: compress attachments

[Martin.Hepworth]

No

Ben & Jerry's - Haagan Dazs is rubbish in comparison...

--
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 Alex Neuman van der Hans
> Sent: 23 May 2007 15:32
> To: MailScanner discussion
> Subject: Re: feature request: compress attachments
>
> Julian Field wrote:
> >
> >
> > Martin.Hepworth wrote:
> >> Jules
> >>
> >> Yeah I know it's not easy, that's we thought "you" would be able to
> help
> >> out ;-)
> >>
> > :-)
> >> Talking of 'you', how's the health? Back to work yet, or just doing
> >> MailScanner stuff to get back to speed?
> >>
> > My health is slowly improving. Unfortunately I'm not managing to put
> > on any weight, which won't make the docs happy, but I am getting a
lot
> > stronger. I'm not back at work yet, and am signed off until the
start
> > of July. I'm doing MailScanner stuff to stop myself getting bored
> > mostly. It also helps build up my mental stamina so that when I do
go
> > back to work, I'll be able to survive a full day.
> >
> I can give you my near-foolproof way of putting on weight in a few
"two
> words..." phrases:
>     * Haagen Dazs
>     * Sara Lee
>     * Baskin Robbins
>  ... thank you, I'll be here all week! :-)
> >> --
> >> 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 Julian Field
> >>> Sent: 23 May 2007 10:56
> >>> To: MailScanner discussion
> >>> Subject: Re: feature request: compress attachments
> >>>
> >>> Not easy to do. I'll think about it, but no promises, sorry.
> >>>
> >>> Martin.Hepworth wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Jules
> >>>>
> >>>> Any thoughts on this?
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> 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 Koopmann, Jan-Peter
> >>>>> Sent: 10 May 2007 11:12
> >>>>> To: mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info
> >>>>> Subject: feature request: compress attachments
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hi,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I just came across another product that offers automatic
attachment
> >>>>> compression on mails passing the proxy/gateway. Since many
people
> >>>>>
> >> tend
> >>
> >>>> to
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> send their Powerpoint/Word/Excel files uncompressed due to
lazyness
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>> this
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> might actually be a good contribution. There are several
solutions
> >>>>>
> >> for
> >>
> >>>>> this available at least for Exchange servers but it should be
> >>>>>
> >> possible
> >>
> >>>> to
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> implement this within MailScanner. So e.g. with a ruleset I
could
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>> force
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> all incoming mails with not compressed attachments to be zipped
and
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>> save
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> quite some storage in the Exchange databases.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Kind regards,
> >>>>>   JP
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>
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Registered as a limited company in England and Wales 
(Company No:5362730)
Registered Office: 25 Spring Hill Road, Begbroke, Oxford OX5 1RU, 
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