Filename.rules

Martin Hepworth maxsec at gmail.com
Thu Nov 20 17:26:52 GMT 2008


2008/11/20 Mark <mcornes at loreto.ac.uk>:
> This might seem to be a mail watch question but I think it's my .rules files
> that are at fault.
>
> I've followed the various pages
> http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=1373718&forum_id=298819
> That describe filename.rules, filename.rules.allowall.conf, filetype.rules
> and filetype.rules.allowall.conf
>
> But despite that when I attempt to release a blocked mail with attachment
> mailscanner re-blocks it again. Can anyone offer idiot proof assistance ?
>
> Thanks
> M
>
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Mark
you need a rule against "Scan messages" that is something like:

From:   127.0.0.1  no
FromOrTo:  Default  yes

That way any email from the server itself won't get scanned.
-- 
Martin Hepworth
Oxford, UK


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