Restrict File Attachment Types
Updated over a week ago

For security reasons, the following attachment/file types are restricted from being uploaded to Penelope as attachments or attachment templates.

Name

MIME Type

Extension

Application

application/octet-stream

.exe

.bin

.lrf

.class

.dylib

.elc

.so

.dmg

.dms

.bpk

.ani

.deploy

.dump

.dll

.py

.pyc

ECMAScript

text/x-ecmascript

.es

application/ecmascript

application/x-ecmascript

Executable

application/exe

.exe

HTML file

text/html

.html

Java Class

application/java-vm

.class

application/java-bean

application/java-applet

application/x-java-vm

application/x-java-bean

application/x-java-applet

JavaScript

application/javascript

.js

application/x-javascript

application/javascript1.0

application/javascript1.1

application/javascript1.2

application/javascript1.3

application/javascript1.4

application/javascript1.5

text/javascript

text/jscript

text/livescript

text/x-javascript

Python

application/x-python-code

.py

text/x-python

.py

application/x-bytecode.python

.pyc

text/x-script.python

.py

Small web format (SWF) or Adobe Flash document

application/x-shockwave-flash

.swf

SVG

image/svg+xml

.svg

TypeScript

application/typescript

.ts

.tsx

XHTML file

application/xml+html

.xhtml

XML file

text/xml

.xml

Information

This change is applicable to Penelope v4.9.6.0 EDGE, v4.8.0.3 LTS and higher. This change will not impact viewing or downloading previously uploaded attachments but will instead prevent you from uploading new restricted types in the future.

Attachment File Names

The following characters can be used in attachment names:

  • a~z,A~Z,0~9,-,_,() and spaces

  • no more than one period (.)

  • Other characters are invalid.

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