The MIME/SMTP architects must have envisioned some use for two different names or there would be no reason to specify it twice. Does one take precedents over the other?
Todd Holt Xidix Technologies, Inc Las Vegas, NV USA www.xidix.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:Declude.Virus- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of R. Scott Perry > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 2:13 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Declude.Virus] Attachment is .txt but declude see it as .exe > > > >Well the email that I allowed through did only have one file attached to > >it. It was COL13936.TXT. > >Scott can confirm when he gets the .smd file. > > Actually, the MIME headers for the attachment are: > > --multipart-MON,_JUL_28,_2003,__7:26_PM > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; > name="COL13936.PUB.BOOKSGA" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 > Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="COL13936.TXT" > > The first and third lines can be ignored (the first separates the > attachment from other parts of the E-mail; the third just shows the > encoding that is used). That brings us to these two lines: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; > name="COL13936.PUB.BOOKSGA" > Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="COL13936.TXT" > > The first says "We've got a plain text file here, using the us-ascii > character set, named 'COL13936.PUB.BOOKSGA'". > > The second says "This MIME segment should be treated as an attachment, and > its name is 'COL13936.TXT'". > > That's the problem. One attachment, two names. > > -Scott > --- > Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers. > Declude Virus: Catches known viruses and is the leader in mailserver > vulnerability detection. > Find out what you have been missing: Ask for a free 30-day evaluation. > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus > (http://www.declude.com)] > > --- > This E-mail came from the Declude.Virus mailing list. To > unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > type "unsubscribe Declude.Virus". The archives can be found > at http://www.mail-archive.com. > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus > (http://www.declude.com)] --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.Virus mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.Virus". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
