Txt file considered as program?

[Julian Field]

An attachment has to pass *both* the filename *and* filetype tests. So 
just allowing *.txt files in filename.rules.conf won't be enough, it has 
to pass the filetype test too (filetype.rules.conf).

Budi Febrianto wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I see many emails quarantine in the mailscanner server because it have 
> attachment that considered as program, but the attachment actually txt 
> attachment.
>
> MailScanner: No programs allowed (msg-27290-704.txt)
>
> I already allowed txt file in both filename.rules.conf and 
> MailScanner.conf
> in filename.rules.conf
> allow   \.txt$                  -       -
>
> in MailScanner.conf
> Allow Filenames = \.tmp$ \.par$ \.pce$ \.mod$ \.txt$
>
> I'm using MailScanner 4.65.3 in CentOS 5.
>

Jules

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