zip file has problem with 'Attempt to hide real filename extension'error

[Rick Cooper]

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[mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Charlie
Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 8:32 PM To: MailScanner discussion
Subject: zip file has problem with 'Attempt to hide real filename
extension'error 

> Hi,
> I have created a blank file called mispb-misyahoogroups.com.out
> I am able to send this through my mailserver with no problems. However,
> when 
> I zip up this file, and call it mispb-misyahoogroups.com.zip Mailscanner
> objects to this, with the following error:
> Quarantine:
>     Report: Attempt to hide real filename extension
> (mispb-misyahoogroups.com.out)
>     Report: Attempt to hide real filename extension
> (mispb-misyahoogroups.com.out)
> 
> I have commented out the line in Mailscanner as per the following, and
> restarted Mailscanner.
> #deny   \.[a-z][a-z0-9]{2,3}\s*\.[a-z0-9]{3}$   Found possible filename
> hiding                  Attempt to hide real filename extension
> 
> I am now at a loss as to why this happening,
> 
> Thanks very much
> Charlie
> 
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If you are using a recent MailScanner version then you have different rules
for filenames within archives, check that list and remove the rule from
there as well

Rick


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