On (2003/09/30 18:34), jzaw wrote:
> so, for my clarity, when my mail server issues a
>
> >acl_check_data:
> > deny message = This message contains a nasty evil file extension \
> > ($found_extension)
> > demime = vbe:vbs:vbx:wsf:wsh:exe:com:cmd:shs:hta:bat:scr:lnk:pif
>
> the exe has _already_ been transferred over to the server here? but is
> then discarded and the 550 response sent?
Correct.
The only time DATA ACL checks can save you bandwidth is when you aren't
doing SMTP-time recipient-checking, and would thus have accepted the
message and then bounced it because it was undeliverable.
Ciao,
Sheldon.
