On Thu, 2003-02-27 at 16:07, Alain Williams wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am looking for mail scanning s/ware including the management of 'caught' mail.
>
> Outline spec of customer needs:
>
> * Each mail is scanned, incoming/outgoing rules may differ.
> * Check for Windows virus
> * Check for naughty words
> * Check for spam
> * Check for undesirable/unknown attachment types (eg .exe)
> * Check inside .zip, .tgz, .tar.gz, etc attachments for undesirable file types
> * Delay mail greater than a certain size until the evening
> * Mail from specified addresses to be immune to scanning
> * Mail from specified addresses to be blacklisted
>
> * Trapped mail to be held in a queue specific to the reason *why* it was trapped
>
> * A web interface to allow administrators to inspect trapped mail & release, bounce, delete them
>
> The last need is the most interesting one. I expect several hundred a day to be managed.
>
> I have a few ideas, but wondered what other people do.
> I hope to avoid writing too much.
>
> Open source preferable.
You will probably be able to do most of this using
http://mailscanner.info/ combined with a virus checker and spam
assassin, the web parts you will probably have to write yourself though.
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Simon Dick simon@???