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Postfix block PDF or ZIP files attachments

Posted by Vivek Gite [Last updated: August 10, 2007]

Q. How do I block all PDF or ZIP files attachments under Postfix Mail Server?

A. You can easily block email attachments using mime header check.

Open postfix config file

Login as the root, enter:
# vi /etc/postfix/main.cf

Block zip or pdf files

Use mime_header_checks postfix config directive, enter:
mime_header_checks = regexp:/etc/ostfix/block_attachments
Save and close the file. Open /etc/ostfix/block_attachments file and append code as follows:
/name=[^>]*\.(pdf|zip)/ REJECT
Save and close the file.

Restart Postfix MTA

You must restart or reload postfix:
# /etc/init.d/postfix reload

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