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Why the attachment being blocked?
This is using MailScanner on CentOs. There is an external party tried to send us, and in return, mail being bounced back with the error messages as follows:
This is a message from the MailScanner E-Mail Virus Protection Service
--------------------------
The original e-mail attachment "%112233aaccbb.htm"
is on the list of unacceptable attachments for this site and has been
replaced by this warning message.
If you wish to receive a copy of the original attachment, please
e-mail helpdesk and include the whole of this message
in your request. Alternatively, you can call them, with
the contents of this message to hand when you call.
At Thu Mar 3 22:56:39 2011 the virus scanner said:
MailScanner: Filename trying to hide its real type (%aabbcc1122.htm)
Note to Help Desk: Look on the abc networks (smtp.abc.com) MailScanner in /var/spool/MailScanner/qua
--
Postmaster
abc networks
What's wrong with the attachment? How to solve the problem?
This is a message from the MailScanner E-Mail Virus Protection Service
--------------------------
The original e-mail attachment "%112233aaccbb.htm"
is on the list of unacceptable attachments for this site and has been
replaced by this warning message.
If you wish to receive a copy of the original attachment, please
e-mail helpdesk and include the whole of this message
in your request. Alternatively, you can call them, with
the contents of this message to hand when you call.
At Thu Mar 3 22:56:39 2011 the virus scanner said:
MailScanner: Filename trying to hide its real type (%aabbcc1122.htm)
Note to Help Desk: Look on the abc networks (smtp.abc.com) MailScanner in /var/spool/MailScanner/qua
--
Postmaster
abc networks
What's wrong with the attachment? How to solve the problem?
Linux
Last Comment
Balack
ASKER
Hi santoshmotwani,
Filename.allow.all.conf:
# This ruleset will allow all attached files to pass
allow .* - -
For filename.rules.conf, see the attached
filename.rules.conf.txt
Filename.allow.all.conf:
# This ruleset will allow all attached files to pass
allow .* - -
For filename.rules.conf, see the attached
filename.rules.conf.txt
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ASKER
yes, it can.
ASKER
It is normally *.htm file.
I don't think it's the .htm part, but the first part that is just 112233aabbcc, but not sure.
ASKER
good
/etc/MailScanner/filename.
/etc/MailScanner/filename.