Thanks Craig for your information.

I was told that the anti-virus software on the server will be triggered when the
uploaded file (or file stream) is closed.  Assume this is the case, would you
please compare the mechanism/timing of file close between Struts 1.0.2 and
FileUpload package?  Thanks.
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"Craig R. McClanahan" wrote:

> Quoting "CHOY, ALAN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> > I'm wondering how FileUpload handles file which is infected with virus.
> > I've tried Struts 1.0.2, which used its own library, and when a virus
> > infected file is uploaded, it triggered the anti-virus software on the
> > server immediately, and the FormFile that I got was null.
> >
> > However when I used Struts 1.1 (which used FileUpload by default), the
> > virus infected file was able to upload to the server successfully just
> > like a regular file.  Does anyone have any experience in this area?
> >
>
> Neither the file upload code in Struts 1.0.2, nor the code in
> commons-fileupload, pays attention to the content of the uploaded file.  Any
> triggering of anti-virus software on the content was being done by some other
> code.
>
> > Alan Choy
>
> Craig



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