On Wednesday 15 March 2006 07:22 am, listrcv wrote:
> Well, then I recommend switching to the built-in scanning facilities
> first.
>
> If that is out of question, it's still possible to check the message
> size and to except the larger messages from being scanned.
It's not out of the question, but it's really my responsibility, and as
I wrote previously, I have to get a handle on how DirectAdmin handles
the routing of the Spam. I believe this will work and I'll work on the
exim.conf file as soon as I hear from the folk at DirectAdmin.
> In either case, it's not a solution I'm fond of because checking the
> message size alone is no guarantee that the ressources needed for
> scanning will remain within acceptable limits. I consider that as a
> security hole --- a very large one, actually --- unless appropriate
> precautions are implemented into the software doing the scans, like
> spamassassin/spamd.
I agree, but it's the best we've got.
> But I didn't find any better workaround. Scanning for viruses cannot
> be omitted; and not filtering for SPAM isn't an ideal solution,
> either.
Not filtering for spam works for me. Sure I get some. But it's better
to get some than have the server problems.
What I'd really like to do is run email on it's own server(s),
heavy-duty, built for the task.
However there's only one control panel I know of that sets that up
(H-Sphere) and it uses qmail (please excuse me; I need to go and clean
myself up after using that word <wry grin>).
Jeff
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