On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, Bruce Bowler wrote:
> I'm a little confused about system filters and just thought I'd check
> before I go tossing email into the deep freeze...
>
> Is the following a complete system filter (ie will "melissa messages" get
> frozen and non "melissa messages" get delivered) or do I need a specific
> action to complete the delivery...
Based solely on my experience with exim filters in .forward,
I think anything not catching in the filter is passed through,
and thus delivered or not, as if the system filter didn't exist.
> (Borrowed from Ken Bailey)
>
> # only works if Melissa is predictible and conformist...
> #
> if $header_Subject contains "Important Message From" and
> $message_body contains
> "Here is that document you asked for... don't show anyone else"
> {bruce here -- Should there also be a 'and not error_message' clause in
> here??}
You want that somewhere, but I'd go for a first line like:
if error_message then finish endif
- probably safer when you add a rule for the next virus, but forgot the
error_message test.
Dr. Andrew C. Aitchison Computer Officer, DPMMS, Cambridge
A.C.Aitchison@??? http://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~werdna
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