Re: [Exim] odd error after upgrade

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Autor: Leonardo Boselli
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To: Tim Jackson, exim-users
Betreff: Re: [Exim] odd error after upgrade
Il 31 Mar 2004 alle 22:25 Tim Jackson immise in rete
> Hi Leonardo, on Wed, 31 Mar 2004 21:40:54 +0200 you wrote:
> > 2004-03-31 21:31:03 1B8fyS-0007gn-7z User 0 set for address_reply
> > transport is on the never_users list
> You need to create an alias for "root" in your /etc/aliases file, or
> equivalent. Even if in this case you didn't actually want the messages
> sent to root, it would be a good idea to make sure that you *can*
> actually send stuff to root.


I have and it works perfectly ... this is not the problem ...

> > Such message are message caught by system filter and sent back due
> > presence of .exe or .scr attachments.
> I'm guessing this originates from Nigel's system_filter. If you are
> indeed using that, please be careful to make sure that you're not
> "sending back" e-mails to the supposed (fake) senders. (There's a good
> chance you are, at least some of the time; why they're ending up on
> your root account in this case I'm not sure, perhaps due to the
> configuration options/routers/filters/whatever you have set)


This filter is on and never gave a false positive, so i have no reason not to
use it !

> With Exim 4.x, you have the excellent and widely-used option of
> Exiscan to do additional policy-based rejection. You would be well
> advised to compile Exim with the Exiscan patch included, and you can
> then do rejection based on attachment type (and *much* more) reliably
> and without generating spurious bounce messages.


let me be accomplished with exim4 before ...
but why the messages are bounced here a new excerpt from log, for
better indagation.

2004-03-31 23:36:32 1B8gS6-0008Rw-Me cancelled by system filter:
\n===== WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! - POSSIBLE VIRUS! -
ALERT!
=====\n\nWe do not accept email with executable attachments! You
attempted to send the executable file:\n\n[Content-Type: app
lication/octet-stream; name="mails.exe" ]\n\nIf you didn't intend to send
this executable file, you may have a VIRUS! If so -
please run anti-virus software on your system immediately to prevent
damage to your system and prevent you from infecting othe
r computers. If you need to send executables - please put them inside a
ZIP file.\n
2004-03-31 23:36:32 1B8gS6-0008Rw-Me User 0 set for address_reply
transport is on the never_users list
2004-03-31 23:36:32 1B8gS6-0008Rw-Me == >l.ventura@???
<system-filter> T=address_reply defer (-29): User 0 set for
address_reply transport is on the never_users list
2004-03-31 23:36:32 1B8gS6-0008Rw-Me == /var/mail/viruses <system-
filter> T=local_delivery defer (-52): Retry time not yet reached--
Leonardo Boselli
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