Outlook .dat files detected as DOS executable by Linux file binary

[Tracy Greggs]

Both Centos 7 and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS file commands return for example
240000.dat: DOS executable (block device driver) on all Outlook received
emails with attachments.  The .dat file names differ with each email, I
never see winmail.dat but what I do see is that whatever the .dat file is
normally contains the attachment and the message. 

 

I hate to completely disable the feature:

 

# Where the "file" command is installed.

# This is used for checking the content type of files, regardless of their

# filename.

# To disable Filetype checking, set this value to blank.              

File Command = /usr/bin/file

 

What is the current workaround for this issue, and what do you recommend for
TNEF settings in MailScanner.conf?

 

Thanks and Happy Holidays everyone!

Tracy Greggs

 

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