Re: [exim] spam in attachments

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Author: Mike Cardwell
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] spam in attachments
* on the Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 02:59:57PM -0000, Judy Angel wrote:

> We have noticed a significant amount of spam that is included in .gif
> attachments but is not caught by the spam filters. The policy is to deliver
> spam, but tag the Subject line.
>
> We run Exim, MailScanner, SpamAssassin, Sophos. I understand that FuzzyOCR
> can add value but there are many dependencies for that installation. I am
> interested to hear how other sites deal with such attachments.


We use FuzzyOcr at my work place. I also use it on my own mail system.
I found it a pain in the arse to install, but it's worth the effort.

Mike