[Mimedefang] filtering bad filename vs. file scanning

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Sat Sep 27 00:50:12 EDT 2003


Kimmo Jaskari wrote:

> 
> Go to http://www.eicar.org and download the EICAR test file (in zipped
> format, I'd suggest) and send it through the mailserver. If you have
> antivirus filtering active the mail will get dumped and the attachment
> quarantined (unless you've changed the filter-example file more than I
> suspect. :)

Thanks.   I downloaded the file and then I added some log entries.  It
is indeed scanning the said file, but I think I figured out why
it wasn't also showing the Virus warning.  It was because the
Bad_filename function was replacing the whole text.

Will have to re-think my approach on this.

Edmund




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