feature request: compress attachments
Alex Neuman
alex at nkpanama.com
Wed May 23 19:55:51 IST 2007
True... but that would be three words, right? :-)
Martin.Hepworth wrote:
> 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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