And if I had actually used a zip file to test with like I thought I was 
doing, it would have worked for me too.
Thanks again for the resolution and rapid response as always, Chris.
On 12/10/2015 1:07 PM, surgemail-support wrote:
> I just tried those rules out on my own account, with test messages 
> from my gmail account with a zip file attached, and it blocked them 
> nicely....
>
> Two possibilities spring to mind.
>    1)  a syntax fault in mfilter.rul can easily break it, send me your 
> entire mfilter.rul and I'll test it.
>    2) something about the message itself, can you send the sample to 
> me from your gmail then I can test with the same test message. (send 
> to surgemailHIDDEN@t@netwinsite.com)
>
> ChrisP.
>
>
> On 10/12/2015 1:46 p.m., surgemailHIDDEN@etwinsite.com wrote:
>> Unfortunately ....
>>
>> Here's what I did: I deleted the previous g_block lines and pasted 
>> your mfilter.rul code into the file, did a tellmail reload and tried 
>> again; .zip attachments from a GMail account into both compuvar.com 
>> and another domain went straight in unhindered.
>>
>> I'm trying to avoid having to write a g_block_skip line for every 
>> other domain on the server ...
>>
>> On 12/9/2015 4:11 PM, surgemail-support wrote:
>>> Right, sorry I thought that abbreviation would work but it won't as 
>>> it ends up matching the from address as well so you are stuck with 
>>> listing all the domains for which you don't want this rule...
>>>
>>>    g_block_files "*.zip"
>>>    g_block_skip "HIDDEN@.domain.name.1"
>>>    g_block_skip "HIDDEN@.domain.name.2"
>>>    g_block_skip "HIDDEN@.domain.name.3"
>>>    g_block_skip "HIDDEN@.domain.name.4"
>>>
>>> Another method would be mfilter.rul I think it will work like this:
>>>
>>> if (isin(to,HIDDEN@var.com")) then
>>>     if (attached("*.zip")) then
>>>         reject "attached zip files not permitted"
>>>     end if
>>> end if
>>>
>>>
>>> ChrisP.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/12/2015 11:10 a.m., Peter Dyke wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure that worked:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    g_block_files "*.zip"
>>>>    g_block_skip "*,!HIDDEN@var.com"
>>>>
>>>> msgs with .zip attachments still getting through to both the 
>>>> compuvar.com domain and other domains.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> SurgeMail Version 6.9a-1, Built Mar  5 2015 15:58:58, Platform 
>>>> Linux_64 (Surgeweb Enabled)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wednesday 09/12/2015 at 1:16 pm, surgemail-support wrote:
>>>>> I think as Jim suggested this might do the trick (minor change to 
>>>>> syntax)
>>>>>          G_BLOCK_SKIP "*,!HIDDEN@em.destination.domain"
>>>>>
>>>>> ChrisP.]
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 10/12/2015 6:47 a.m., Peter Dyke wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The administrator of one (and only one) of the domains on our SM 
>>>>>> has  requested that .zip attachments be blocked. [After they got 
>>>>>> hit with a  crypto-locker infection].
>>>>>>
>>>>>> g_archive_files would not work in this scenario
>>>>>> g_block_files would be fine but other domains on the server do 
>>>>>> not  want such blocking
>>>>>> g_rename_files is also not per domain, and would not really be a 
>>>>>> block  anyway
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyone doing this, any suggestions, or am I missing something 
>>>>>> obvious?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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