prevent users saving "." in the filename

[penfold]

We are having issues were staff are trying to send documents which are being picked up with our AV due multiple extensions as they have named their documents things like document1.19.5.16.docx We would like to put a block in place to prevent users from saving and I've tried using FSRM and put *.* but it didn't work. Am I just being a bit dim or is this not possible?

[Steve21]

*.* (if working) would block every file as it's "name.extension" :s

 

Can't think of any nice way to do that really, what's the AV actually picking them up as in regards to virus etc?

 

Steve

[penfold]

Sorry, I meant .*.

 

And the AV is blocking them as "file containing multiple extensions." We have disabled this in the past because people complained so much, but with the amount of virus incidents we have had over the last month or so we have re-enabled the rule. And now of course we are having lots of complaints that staff can't send email through. I'm just looking at a way we can stop users from saving with "." in the middle of a filename and stop the problem at source.

[DJ-1701]

Technically, wouldn't it be *.*.* so AnythingHere.AnythingHere.AnythingHere?

[6Foot2]

Have you tried "*.*.*" in FSRM? I haven't had the issue you describe myself and so I haven't had to try this pattern.

 

If it works it should pick up where there are two, or more "." in the filename, while letting other normal filenames through, and hopefully solve your issue.

 

It might not pick up consecutive ".." would this be an issue for you?

 

Edit: Blast! Beaten to it.

[Steve21]

See from my understanding (my be bad )

 

.*. would only block files that are named things like .HELLO. not HELLO.HELLO.HELLO

 

Have you tried *.*.* as that shouldn't flag on a normal file as it wouldn't match say HELLO.txt but on HELLO.1.txt it would

 

Ninja'd too - Damn telephone calls!

 

Steve

[Pashers]

What Email/AV are you using?

[penfold]

*.*.* doesn't work as it blocks everything - presumably because it's *.*