Author: Sheldon Hearn Date: To: Philip Hazel CC: exim-users Subject: Re: [Exim] Attachments and bounce messages
On (2003/09/05 16:14), Philip Hazel wrote:
> > Since viruses should be rejected at SMTP time, I can't think of a
> > situation where Exim would accept an infected message, then fail to
> > deliver it and have to send a bounce.
> >
> > Could you explain the context in which this problem surfaces?
>
> Simple. A virus that *isn't* rejected at SMTP time! Not everybody has
> got virus scanning enabled.
Okay, so we accept the message. Now we... ahhhh!
Now if we bounce for _any_ reason (no such local user, unroutable domain
etc.), we should bounce without attachments.
