mailscann and japanese filename on attachement

[Tomoki Taniguchi]

do you know if this will affect lotus notes users?
i use mailscanner to filter mail before it arrives on our
Lotus Domino server


On 6/28/07, Aram Yegenian <aramyegenian at yahoo.com> wrote:
> as the error message states, MailScanner is blocking
> long filenames in case they're an attack against ms
> outlook.
>
> what you can do is edit the file
> /etc/MailScanner/filename.rules.conf and comment out
> the line that begins with:
> "deny    .{150,}                 Very long filename,
> possible OE attack..."
>
> just be careful because this will make ms outlook
> express users susceptible to that kind of attack.
>
> i did comment it out at my installation, but most of
> the users use either thunderbird or apple mail, and
> only a few use ms outlook (note that the warning says
> outlook express)
>
> regards,
> aram yegenian
>
> --- Tomoki Taniguchi <tomoki.taniguchi at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > OK strange...  i just tried to replicate the
> > problem, but was able to
> > receive japanese titled files just now....
> >
> > below is the original message.
> >
> > <SNIP>
> > This is a message from the MailScanner E-Mail Virus
> > Protection Service
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > The original e-mail attachment "28J1B%28J_.xls"
> > 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 Tue Mar 20 11:32:02 2007 the virus scanner said:
> >    MailScanner: Very long filenames are good signs
> > of attacks against
> > Microsoft e-mail packages (28J1B%28J_.xls)
> > <SNIP>
> >
> > On 6/28/07, Aram Yegenian <aramyegenian at yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > What exactly is the error message you're getting?
> > The
> > > sender and receiver should get an email from
> > > Mailscanner stating exactly why the email was
> > > quarantined. After that you have to check
> > > /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf to see which
> > rules
> > > are being triggered. There's also
> > > /etc/MailScanner/filename.rules.conf which
> > contains
> > > the actual list of rules.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Aram Yegenian
> > >
> > > --- Tomoki Taniguchi <tomoki.taniguchi at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have very simple postfix/Mailscanner
> > > > system setup.  currently mailscanner
> > > > quarentines attachments that have  a japanese
> > > > filename.
> > > > how do i get it so mailscanner doesn't
> > quarentine a
> > > > file
> > > > just because it uses japanese filenames?
> > > >
> > > > tia,
> > > > tomoki taniguchi
> > > >
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