view detectors/emailauditor.py @ 5331:57caeefb2f81

Work around a line-length limit in poplib Work around a limitation in python2.7 implementation of poplib (for the pop3 protocol for fetching emails): It seems poplib applies a line-length limit not just to the lines involving the pop3 protocol but to any email content, too. This sometimes leads to tracebacks whenever an email exceeding this limit is encountered. We "fix" this by monkey-patching poplib with a larger line-limit. Thanks to Heiko Stegmann for discovering this.
author Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
date Thu, 07 Jun 2018 12:39:31 +0200
parents 6b32e9dac625
children 0942fe89e82e
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def eml_to_mht(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
    '''This auditor fires whenever a new file entity is created.

    If the file is of type message/rfc822, we tack onthe extension .eml.

    The reason for this is that Microsoft Internet Explorer will not open
    things with a .eml attachment, as they deem it 'unsafe'. Worse yet,
    they'll just give you an incomprehensible error message. For more 
    information, please see: 

    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;825803

    Their suggested work around is (excerpt):

     WORKAROUND

     To work around this behavior, rename the .EML file that the URL
     links to so that it has a .MHT file name extension, and then update
     the URL to reflect the change to the file name. To do this:

     1. In Windows Explorer, locate and then select the .EML file that
        the URL links.
     2. Right-click the .EML file, and then click Rename.
     3. Change the file name so that the .EML file uses a .MHT file name
        extension, and then press ENTER.
     4. Updated the URL that links to the file to reflect the new file
        name extension.

    So... we do that. :)'''
    if newvalues.get('type', '').lower() == "message/rfc822":
        if not newvalues.has_key('name'):
            newvalues['name'] = 'email.mht'
            return
        name = newvalues['name']
        if name.endswith('.eml'):
            name = name[:-4]
        newvalues['name'] = name + '.mht'

def init(db):
    db.file.audit('create', eml_to_mht)


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