False Positive, How do I resolve this?

[Julian Field]

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Or add an 'allow' rule to filename.rules.conf that allows everything 
ending in \.htm$

Rose, Bobby wrote:
> Zip or rename the files without all those periods. 
>
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> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
> [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Vernon
> Webb
> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 11:25 AM
> To: 'MailScanner discussion'
> Subject: False Positive, How do I resolve this?
>
> I have a client who sends email attachments in a zip file. The files (as
> you can see below) are named the way the client needs them to be. How do
> I get around this?
>
> The virus detector said this about the message:
> Report: Report: MailScanner: Found possible filename hiding
> (Supervisor.Sales.Rep.htm)
> Report: MailScanner: Found possible filename hiding
> (Director.of.Mktg.Corp.Sales.Mgr.Recruiting.Mgr.htm)
> Report: MailScanner: Found possible filename hiding (Sales.Call.Cen.htm)
> Report: MailScanner: Found possible filename hiding
> (Medical.Sales.Rep.htm)
> Report: MailScanner: Found possible filename hiding
> (Sales.agent.Customer.service.Adm.htm)
> Report: MailScanner: Found possible filename hiding (E.5.Sgt.htm)
> Report: MailScanner: Found possible filename hiding (Successful.and.htm)
> Report: MailScanner: Found possible filename hiding (Focused.on.Res.htm)
> Report: MailScanner: Found possible filename hiding (Area.Sales.Mgr.htm)
> Report: MailScanner: Found possible filename hiding (Operations.Man.htm)
> Report: MailScanner: Found possible filename hiding (SALES.REP.htm)
> Report: MailScanner: Found possible filename hiding (sales.man.htm)
> Report: MailScanner: Found possible filename hiding (insurancec.rep.htm)
> Report: MailScanner: Found possible filename hiding
> (Senior.Sales.Rep.htm)
>
>
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Jules

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