I have encountered a problem with amavisd and Convert::UUlib that
makes it difficult to send messages with attachments containing DNA
data.

The content of these DNA files is very close to base64 (it would match
a character class like [\n0-9>A-Z] ).    UUlib picks out substrings of this
data and turns them into binary files.   One of these files had the
misfortune
of having file magic that matched a PDP-11 executable.   My amavisd
setup blocked the message.

Has anyone encountered a similar problem with amavisd/uulib?

It is possible that someone engineered a gene sequence with a hidden PDP-11
executable, but this seems unlikely and I don't have a PDP-11 to test the
output on. :)

--Jeffrey Arbuckle
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace.
It's the best place to buy or sell services for
just about anything Open Source.
http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php
_______________________________________________
AMaViS-user mailing list
[email protected]
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amavis-user
AMaViS-FAQ:http://www.amavis.org/amavis-faq.php3
AMaViS-HowTos:http://www.amavis.org/howto/

Reply via email to