[Mailman-Users] filename too long error - stopping list

[Tokio Kikuchi]

Hi Michael,

You can set Scrubber.py not to use the orginal filename in the message 
by adding followin line in mm_cfg.py (mailman-2.1.6 and above).

SCRUBBER_DONT_USE_ATTACHMENT_FILENAME = True

Developers,

May be we should set this default in Defaults.py.in in the next release 
of 2.1.7. Thoughts?

Michael Rasmussen wrote:
> Resolved.  The digest keeps a seperate mbox file at 
> {MMDIR}lists/LISTNAME/digest.mbox  removing the email from that location 
> was the solution to my immediate problem.
> 
> This does expose a DOS attack potential for MM lists.  The too long
> attachment name needs to be handled in a more graceful manner.
> 
> Michael Rasmussen wrote:
> 
>>Update:
>>
>>I've found the offending message and purged it from the list archives,
>>purged it from the shunt files, and purged it from everywhere I could
>>find it. 
>>
>>Yet the problem persists.  So I'm looking for the temp file/mail area
>>where the file that contains this attachment may be found.
>>
>>
>>Michael Rasmussen wrote:
>>
>>>I have a list that was sent a file with an attachement with too long a
>>>name.  (See error below) now all mail to the list is being shunted.
>>>
>>>the filename listed does not exist on my system.  There is no file on my system with that name.  
>>>The directory /var/lib/mailman/archives/private/rca-l/attachments/20051207/3d04c3a4 is empty.
>>>
>>>What do I need to do to resolve this problem?
>>>
>>>==========  Error message =====================
>>>Dec 22 06:08:46 2005 (2233) Uncaught runner exception: [Errno 36] File name too long: '/var/lib/mailman/archives/private/rca-l/attachments/20051207/3d04c3a4/iso-8859-1QThe_surface_of_the_SunA0_The_sun_has_a_rigid_iron_surfaceiso-8859-1Q_located_under_the_photosphere_that_is_revealed_by_satelliiso-8859-1Qte_imagery.A0_The_solar_surface_sits_beneath_the_suns_viiso-8859-1Qsible_photosphere_and_is_electrically_active..obj'
>>>Dec 22 06:08:46 2005 (2233) Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>  File "/usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 111, in _oneloop
>>>    self._onefile(msg, msgdata)
>>>  File "/usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 167, in _onefile
>>>    keepqueued = self._dispose(mlist, msg, msgdata)
>>>  File "/usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Queue/IncomingRunner.py", line 130, in _dispose
>>>    more = self._dopipeline(mlist, msg, msgdata, pipeline)
>>>  File "/usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Queue/IncomingRunner.py", line 153, in _dopipeline
>>>    sys.modules[modname].process(mlist, msg, msgdata)
>>>  File "/var/lib/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/ToDigest.py", line 91, in process
>>>    send_digests(mlist, mboxfp)
>>>  File "/var/lib/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/ToDigest.py", line 132, in send_digests
>>>    send_i18n_digests(mlist, mboxfp)
>>>  File "/var/lib/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/ToDigest.py", line 306, in send_i18n_digests
>>>    msg = scrubber(mlist, msg)
>>>  File "/var/lib/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/Scrubber.py", line 265, in process
>>>    url = save_attachment(mlist, part, dir)
>>>  File "/var/lib/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/Scrubber.py", line 447, in save_attachment
>>>    fp = open(path, 'w')
>>>IOError: [Errno 36] File name too long: '/var/lib/mailman/archives/private/rca-l/attachments/20051207/3d04c3a4/iso-8859-1QThe_surface_of_the_SunA0_The_sun_has_a_rigid_iron_surfaceiso-8859-1Q_located_under_the_photosphere_that_is_revealed_by_satelliiso-8859-1Qte_imagery.A0_The_solar_surface_sits_beneath_the_suns_viiso-8859-1Qsible_photosphere_and_is_electrically_active..obj'
>>>
>>>Dec 22 06:08:46 2005 (2233) SHUNTING: 1135258825.4376719+99568bcc1187c910d48aae8b9ae8f68ed3aa643b
>>>
>>>==========  Error message =====================
>>>-- 
>>>    Michael Rasmussen, Portland Oregon  



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