Re: [Exim] My Exim virus filter

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Author: Matthew Byng-Maddick
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] My Exim virus filter
On Wed, Mar 06, 2002 at 01:02:19PM -0800, John W Baxter wrote:
> On the other hand, it can avoid mail storms. (eg, local user's infected
> mail program sends out many worm instances without user's knowledge...user
> gets a few hundred rejects...user calls support.)
> We're looking at sending notice on the first of a "set" and then sending
> summaries every few hours (Exim needs outside help for that).


Do you know what I mean by ``reliable mail delivery''? Is this a hard
concept for you to understand?

If the user gets infected with a virus, and gets several hundred rejects
this is good, as it gives them a rather good incentive to fix things.

MBM

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