Filename reporting issue - was: Filename enconding in auto-zip feature

[Jules Field]

On 01/10/2009 18:54, Mark Sapiro wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 05:02:04PM +0100, Jules Field wrote:
>    
>>
>> On 30/09/2009 16:39, Mark Sapiro wrote:
>>      
>>> I don't have any problem with certain characters being escaped as %nn,
>>> but I do think that dropping pieces of the name, in particular in some
>>> cases entire 'extensions' is a problem.
>>>
>>>        
>> It all depends on the length of the filename after the last filename
>> extension has been removed. This is truncated at a fixed point. So some
>> other "extensions" may be lost. I'm not sure there is any easy way,
>> heuristically, of trimming the filename while leaving *all* the
>> extensions, as it's unknown what is and is not an extension, and what is
>> just a dot in the middle of the text of the "main" bit of the filename.
>>      
>
> I understand. I didn't realize that the issue was because of a simple
> truncation based on length. Given that, and the desire to not report
> overly long names, I think it's OK the way it is, and mail admins will
> just have to realize they need to see the original message or the
> Filename Checks: MailScanner log message to see the original name.
>
> I agree that trying to give priority to certain portions of the name
> while shortening it is futile.
>    
Thanks for understanding that. I have to draw a line somewhere.
Now we've got that one rectified, I will do a stable release.

Expect a stable release in the next few minutes.

Jules

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