If this is the case: your server (therefore likely others) sends the
literal expression of Attachment: whateverfilename.xxx and some send
filename=whateverfilename.xxx then you may well need two rules to
accomplish the same thing.
Maybe we have another wish list item. Since so many of us scan for
attachments, maybe Ipswitch could add "attachment" as a rule option
(along with TO, FROM, SUBJECT, BODY, etc). However we could end up just
slowing the whole system down doing counts and recounts (oops, that
Florida) I meant scans and rescans of files.
John
bob mcgregor wrote:
>
> I believe what you mention is the problem. I have a server that sends
> Attachment: filename.xxx
> so the rule would not work as the value is not filename.
>
> I think what you say, John is what is in the KB but unless every server sent
>attachements in that format (seems they don't) it will not catch all attachements
>that we are trying to catch......
>
> bob
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> Bob --
> You're right. I misspoke on "in the manual." However I have figured
> out my problem, besides needing a vacation. When Imail sends an
> attachment, there are quotes around the actual filename portion
> (filename="testjohn.txt"). What I have just discovered is that some
> servers don't put quotes around the name (filename=testjohn.txt), as in
> the case of my outside service (email.com). I was searching only for a
> string with quotes in it. What works (apparently) is
>
> B~filename=.*estjohn.txt*:NUL
>
> This seems to catch both cases. Maybe someone else can fine tune this
> for us.
>
> John
>
> PS: it would be great if Imail would allow the option of filtered mail
> to come directly to a designated account as opposite to a user's
> submailbox and then forwarded. Maybe in V7.
>
> bob mcgregor wrote:
> >
> > I saw that too John but it does not seem to work for me either. The book makes no
>reference to the filename= prompt that I can see. The tech did not mention this
>alternative when I called and I asked specifically on evaluating attachments only...
> >
> > bob
> > ____________________________________________________________The B~filename=etc
>comes from Imail's knowledgebase (example:
> > http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/IM-19991208-DM01.htm ) and the manual.
> > It worked internally for me, but not for incoming outside mail.
> >
> > John
> >
> > bob mcgregor wrote:
> > >
> > > To follow on with this thread:
> > >
> > > Is there a way to setup the rules.ima file to ONLY have it look for attachments?
> > >
> > > Say there is this rule
> > > B~"*.vXbXs":virustst or whatever.
> > >
> > > It's my understanding that anything with the string will be put in the virustst
>sub mailbox including an e-mail with the string anywhere.
> > >
> > > I have (this morning) seen rules like:
> > > B~filename="something":whatever but when I tried this it did not work and the
>iMail tech said it did not work this way either....
> > >
> > > So, question being: is there a way to have iMail only flag the body string if
>it indeed pertains to an attachment only?
> > >
> > > thanks, bob
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