Mailscanner : Allow extensions like .docx, .dox,

How to allow some other extensions like .docx, .app and etc in the mailscanner?

I have followed this post to allow the .zip extensions to  in the mailscanner.

http://linux-bloggers.blogspot.in/2012/06/mailscanner-allow-zip-tar-gz-extension.html


However, when I am trying to send email of my word doc and other files, that are being blocked by mailscanner. How to allow it?

Solution:-

You have two solutions to solve the issue.

Solution1:- Disable the SPAM scanner and virus scanner for that user alone via cPanel.
1) Go to cPanel > Emails > Mailscanner configuration.
2) Select the the domain name under SPAM and VIRUS option set it the options to "NO" and save the settings.

This will allow that domain to send emails with all the extensions.

Solution2:-


This is serverwide changes. Where the editing will reflect to all the domain in the server.

1) Login to the server with the root access
2) locate the file name "filename.rules.con"

in cPanel server it will be available in /etc/MailScanner/filename.rules.con

3) vi /etc/MailScanner/filename.rules.con
4) in that file, find the place which has specified "allow"
5) add the following syntax to allow the extension

allow \.docx$ - -

allow \.xlsx$ - -

allow \.app - -

allow \.x(ml)?\d{0,}\.rel$ - - 

Save the file and restart your mail scanner. Thats it. Your mailscanner will allow the specified extensions to all the domain in the server.

Note: When you add the syntax " allow \.docx$ - - ", you should use "TAB key" to leave a space between them. DO NOT use "spacebar" to leave the space. Beware!!!!! ;-)