FileType rules show executable even though file shows data -- Please help fix.

[Peter Ong]

What if I wanted to get commercial support? Would they be able to solve this?

p

----- Original Message -----

> From: "Peter Ong" <peter.ong at hypermediasystems.com>
> To: "MailScanner discussion" <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 6, 2010 1:13:07 PM
> Subject: Re: FileType rules show executable even though file shows data -- Please help fix.
> 
> Sorry guys... 
> 
> The DOS warning is correct -- from the file command. The problem is
> that isn't the line where the message fails in the
> filetype.conf.rules. It fails on 
> deny    executable      No executables          No executables
> allowed
> 
> There are two lines that shows "No programs allowed", but I changed
> one to say "No executables allowed" so depending on the error message
> I know that it failed on one of them, and it does fail on the "No
> executables" line.
> 
> I only ran file on the msg file because Julian suggested it, and for
> everyone's edification, I posted the result here. The fact that the
> file command shows DOS executable (COM) should trigger the correct
> line in the error message which is:
> 
> deny    -       x-dosexec       No DOS executables      No DOS
> programs allowed
> 
> But clearly based on my repeatable error messages, it fails not on
> this line, but "No exetables allowed". There is no attachment. It
> simply contains japanese characters.
> 
> The documentation on the top of the file said that I can have an
> optional third field which I have filled out, but there doesn't seem
> to be a known established way of filling it out. Our operation is
> being severely affected by this, and I don't know what else to do.
> 
> I could really use help here.
> 
> p
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> 
> > From: "Denis Beauchemin" <Denis.Beauchemin at USherbrooke.ca>
> > To: "MailScanner discussion" <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 6, 2010 12:57:49 PM
> > Subject: Re: FileType rules show executable even though file shows
> data -- Please help fix.
> > 
> > Le 2010-07-06 15:14, Peter Ong a écrit :
> > > I hate to keep beating a dead horse, but would anyone else have
> any
> > ideas? This problem is a serious interruption in our day to day
> > communications.
> > >
> > > p
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > >
> > >> From: "Peter Ong"<peter.ong at hypermediasystems.com>
> > >> To: "MailScanner discussion"<mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
> > >> Sent: Tuesday, July 6, 2010 11:05:17 AM
> > >> Subject: Re: FileType rules show executable even though file
> shows
> > data -- Please help fix.
> > >>
> > >> I am thoroughly confused.
> > >>
> > >> ./20100706/64BCE572B7.A0F44/msg-16388-1.txt: DOS executable
> (COM)
> > >>
> > >> It is not getting caught on this line in the logs... it clearly
> > says
> > >> "No programs allowed".
> > >>
> > >> Is there documentation somewhere I'm neglecting to read?
> > >>
> > >> p
> > 
> > Peter,
> > 
> > A "DOS executable" is a program. Thus the warning is telling the
> > truth.
> > 
> > Denis
> > 
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