File Filter

The File Filter admin control panel allows the administrator to specify which files types can be attached to forum messages. This is done by entering the allowed file extensions.

If no file extensions are listed then ANY file can be attached.

WARNING: For security reasons, administrators should always specify the file types allowed on their forums.

Some "safe" extensions you may want to consider adding:

File Extension	Description
*.txt	Plain text file
*.log	Log File
*.xml	XML File
*.htm & *.html	Hypertext Markup Language File
*.sql	Structured Query Language file
*.pdf	Portable Document Format File
*.doc	Microsoft Word Document file
*.docx	Microsoft Word Open XML Document file
*.xls	Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet
*.csv	Comma Separated Values File
*.jpg & *.jpeg	JPEG Image File
*.gif	Graphical Interchange Format File
*.png	Portable Network Graphic

Avoid adding file types that can harm your system or be used to distribute viruses, including:

File Extension	Description
*.exe & *.com	Windows executable
*.bat	Windows batch file
*.msi	Windows Installer File
*.scr	Windows Screen Saver
.vbs	VBScript Script File, Visual Basic for Applications Script
*.js	Javascript file

Also see

• IP Filter
• Login Filter
• E-mail Filter