"veto files" problem (Re: CVS update: samba/docs)

[Gerald (Jerry) Carter]

On Fri, 12 Oct 2001, TAKAHASHI Motonobu wrote:

> I checked the "veto files" parameter for Nimda protection and found a
> problem on Samba 2.2.1a/2.0.10.
>
> Assuming to set "veto files = /*.eml/" in the smb.conf and to have a
> file named "foo.txt" in the Samba share, you can still rename this
> file to "foo.eml", though you cannot access the renamed "foo.eml".
>
> This is design? I think renaming names matched with "veto files"
> should be prevented.

This is the way it has always been to my knowledge.  Actually I like
this.  Consider a drop off point such as incoming/ for an anoymous
ftp server.  This should give us the same behavior. :-)

Of course, I'm not sold on the idea.







cheers, jerry
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