Linux file command identifies text-file as DOS executable (COM)

[Shawn Iverson]

I tested file-5.24 recently with MailScanner on a different yet similar
issue and had no issues during testing.

On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 10:33 AM, Jerry Benton <jerry.benton at mailborder.com>
wrote:

> There is no issue between the file command and MailScanner. MailScanner
> essentially asks file what MIME type it is and gets an answer. How that
> answer is derived has nothing to do with MailScanner.
>
> -
> Jerry Benton
> www.mailborder.com
>
>
>
> > On Nov 2, 2015, at 10:16 AM, Heino Backhaus <
> heino.backhaus at fink-computer.de> wrote:
> >
> > A funny thing came a cross my eyes...
> >
> > if your using file v5.14 to detect executeables and you put this "锘"
> > chinese charakter at the beginning of a text-file it will be detected as
> DOS-Executeable (COM). I'm wondering if i schould upgrade to file 5.24.
> >
> > Are there known issues with file v5.24 and Mailscanner?
> >
> > # file msg-17333-4.txt
> > msg-17333-4.txt: DOS executable (COM)
> >
> > # file --version
> > file-5.14
> >
> > Greetings
> > -Heino
> >
> > "In retrospect it becomes clear that hindsight is definitely overrated!"
> >
> >  -Alfred E. Neumann
> >
> >
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Shawn Iverson
Director of Technology
Rush County Schools
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iversons at rushville.k12.in.us
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