Deny File MIME Types not working

[Julian Field]

Bug. Well found.

Try applying this patch to 
/usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/SweepOther.pm. Take off the start and 
end line I have added.

Please let me know if this fixes it for you.

Jules.

--- PATCH START ---
--- SweepOther.pm    2010-04-22 17:12:43.000000000 +0100
+++ SweepOther.pm.new    2010-07-05 16:13:32.000000000 +0100
@@ -471,7 +471,9 @@

    # If we are not using "file -i" at all, then just short-circuit all
    # of this, and check file command output only.
-  unless ($MailScanner::Config::UsingFileICommand) {
+  unless ($MailScanner::Config::UsingFileICommand ||
+           MailScanner::Config::Value('denyfilemimetypes') ||
+           MailScanner::Config::Value('adenyfilemimetypes')) {
      $Counter = CheckFileTypesRules($batch, \%FileTypes, undef);
      return $Counter;
    }
--- PATCH END ---

On 04/07/2010 12:18, Terence Chan wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
>
> I need to selectively allow certain people to send image files, and I 
> have ran into problems.
>
>
> I have the following configuration.
>
>
> Deny File MIME Types = %rules-dir%/deny.filemimetypes.rules
>
>
> in the %rules-dir%/deny.filemimetypes.rules file
>
>
> From: terence at vicosys.com.hk <mailto:terence at vicosys.com.hk> image/png
>
>
> When I try to send a email attached a png file - the mail can still 
> pass thru. I tested the file using file -i command, the mime type is 
> "image/png"
>
>
> I traced the code and found out that the coding for "file -i" has not 
> been used. ($MailScanner::Config::UsingFileICommand = 0), so it has 
> never tried to look at the MIME type.
>
>
> if I hack the Config.pm and 
> force $MailScanner::Config::UsingFileICommand = 1, it all works.
>
>
> Is this a bug or if it is some misconfiguration on my part?
>
>
> Thanks
>
>

Jules

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