FW: [Mailwatch-users] file name rules help

[Glenn Steen]

On 14/01/2008, Simon Jones <simon at saq.co.uk> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mailwatch-users-bounces at lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:mailwatch-
> > users-bounces at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Scott Silva
> > Sent: 11 January 2008 17:07
> > To: mailwatch-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> > Subject: Re: [Mailwatch-users] file name rules help
> >
> > on 1/11/2008 4:28 AM Simon Jones spake the following:
> > > Hi - I need to allow .prx files through mailscanner - so i put the
> > > following in /etc/MailScanner/filename.rules.conf under the "# These
> > are
> > > known to be mostly harmless." section but it still quarantines them.
> > >
> > > allow   \.prx$                  -       -
> > >
> > > thanks!
> > >
> > > Si
> > >
> > Did you reload Mailscanner?
> > How are they marked when they are quarantined? Could they also be
> > getting
> > caught in filetype rules?
> >
> >
> > --
> >Hi Scott,
> >
> >Yep I did restart mailscanner - report in MailWatch:
> >
> >Anti-Virus/Dangerous Content Protection
> >Virus:  N
> >Blocked File:  Y
> >Other Infection:  N
> >Report: No programs allowed (C17M.PRX)
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
>
> Hi, anyone help me get prx files through mailscanner please? originally
> posted to mailwatch list by mistake.
>
Simon,

Scott already asked fro the relevant bit of information, namely what
the file command (which MS uses to determine the "type") thinks about
your .prx file. My guess is that it'll trigger on one of the more
optimistic file magics (like one byte magics for MS-DOS .COM
executables).
Show that information, please.
To rectify, one could perhaps try use the new file -i stuff Jules has
implemented (in beta, I think), or simply edit the magic file and
compile it (file -C)...

Cheers
-- 
-- Glenn
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