[Mimedefang] Problems with "action_replace_with_url"

[Jim Tanner]

Hi again,

As I haven't received any response yet, I'm wondering if my original 
question was:

a) too stupid, dumb or trivial to warrant a reply
b) lost in the recent server crash
c) ignored because it might have been answered before
d) dismissed because I obviously know little about perl
e) too hard?

Humour aside, I am a little disappointed by the lack of assistance with 
this question.
Although this was my first posting to the list I have been a subscriber 
for quite a long time.
I know that in the past others have had similar questions about 
"action_replace_with_url" but I could not find definitive answers or 
explanations in the archives.

Regards,

Jim Tanner






"Jim Tanner" <Jim.Tanner at edag.com.au>
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Hi,

Another dumb question regarding "action_replace_with_url".
I copied the example from mimedefang-filter(5) and placed it at the end of
"sub filter" as shown below:

           $size = (stat($entity->bodyhandle->path))[7];
           if ($size > 1000000) {
                action_replace_with_url($entity,
                     "/home/httpd/html/mail_parts",
                     "http://mailserver.company.com/mail_parts",
                     "The attachment was larger than 1,000,000 bytes.\n" .
                     "It was removed, but may be accessed at this
URL:\n\n" .
                     "\t_URL_\n");
           }

    return action_accept();
}

The first problem is that whilst MD creates the files in "$doc_root" it
doesn't actually remove the attachment(s) from the message. In order to
get MD to remove the oversized attachment(s) I had to change the line to:

"return action_replace_with_url($entity,"

Is this correct (ie. an error exists in the man page) or do I need
additional statements in mimedefang-filter to achieve the correct
functionality?

The second problem is that in either case MD doesn't appear to scan the
oversized attachment(s) for viruses. We would prefer infected attachments
to be quarantined/rejected rather than being placed on a web site for
someone to download :)
Is this a bug or am I missing something?

NB. I searched the archives and found similar questions regarding
"action_replace_with_url" but not many responses.

Regards,


Jim Tanner


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