Re: [Exim] .eml attachments

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Author: Glen Mehn
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To: Erik Erskine
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] .eml attachments
Erik Erskine wrote:

> I've been using the filter at ftp://ftp.exim.org/pub/filter, this is
> helpful.
>
> It stops attachments with a .eml extension, and I've had users complain
> that they are unable to forward mails containing other attachments.
> Their mail client (Mozilla on Windows) sends a message with an
> attachment "ForwardedMessage.eml" which itself contains the other
> attachments.
>
> I've had to remove the check for .eml from the filter. What messages
> will now pass through that shouldn't? I'm assuming that any executable
> content will be caught by checking the nested attachments.
>
> Can anyone point me to an example of a problem .eml attachment?
>

Not a problem with .eml (other than what's been pointed out already),
but mozilla (et al) can be configured to forward files inline rather
than as attatchments.

edit-->preferences-->composition-->forward messages inline

I don't know how many clients you have, but...

-g