I am trying to find a way to check whether an uploaded image file is what it says it is. ajt was kind enough to point me to File::MMagic which is (per ajt) "basically a Perl version of the Apache version of the Cisco version of looking for magic markers in a file, and guessing what the file is". Thing is the weenie of a sys admin refuses to install any modules no matter how useful so I am stuck with just those modules that come with the basic distribution. Can anyone recommend a path of inquiry for me? I am already making certain that the file extension is .gif, .jpg, or .png but I understand that, for instance, an HTML file given a .jpg extension will render as HTML in some browsers. So here I am. Any advice would be most welcome.
TIA
jg
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In reply to Verifying File Type Using Only Modules from basic distribution of Perl by jerrygarciuh

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