Re: [Exim] Using AMaViS configuration help

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Author: Nigel Metheringham
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To: Yann Golanski
CC: Richard Gilbert, Philip Hazel, Peter Burgess, Iain Gray, exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Using AMaViS configuration help
yann.golanski@??? said:
> Scanning all messages? Surly you don't want to do that! All virii need
> to be passed as attachement, thus only the ones that contain
> attachements need to be scanned. Something you can set up in a global
> filter file without hassle.


Only partly true.... it would be possible to get viral infected
material into some PC MUAs using uuecoded chunks in the main body... so
MIME components are not required, and single parts (even of type
text/plain due to some PC braindamage) can be infectious.

Also remember header MUA buffer overruns recently causing problems with
several types of MUAs. Easier to scan everything.

    Nigel.
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