Re: [Assp-user] Virus detected smtp connection ?

2007-01-15 Thread Pascal Dreissen
Nope, Tried that also, virussess keep bouncing and repeating. This morning i had more than 100 messages about virus detected, did not had this behavioure before! Micheal Espinola Jr schreef: Matti Haack wrote: Mybe you should better send Error 554 (Transaction failed) instead of 500

Re: [Assp-user] Virus detected smtp connection ?

2007-01-13 Thread Patrick Neill
Similar symptoms here. An E-mail with an Eicar signature has been bouncing back and forth for four days. Pascal Dreissen wrote: Hi, When there is a virus detected is the smtp connection with the sending host dropped ? I am asking this because i got repeating virusses this morning from

Re: [Assp-user] Virus detected smtp connection ?

2007-01-13 Thread Fritz Borgstedt
Questions and Answers for users of ASSP Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy assp-user@lists.sourceforge.net schreibt: When there is a virus detected is the smtp connection with the sending host dropped ? They got the smtp error defined in viruserror I am asking this because i got repeating virusses this

Re: [Assp-user] Virus detected smtp connection ?

2007-01-13 Thread Fritz Borgstedt
Similar symptoms here. An E-mail with an Eicar signature has been bouncing back and forth for four days. ASSP does not bounce. ASSP returns the error you define. So what do think should ASSP do , to prevent the virus from coming again? Should ASSP drop the connection without proper error

Re: [Assp-user] Virus detected smtp connection ?

2007-01-13 Thread Patrick Neill
Matti, I just tried that and set the message to 554. The error message still doesn't make it back to the sender Inbox. My test messages are sent from my 'home' ISP smarthost to ASSP at work. I know that my 'home' ISP also filter e-mail for viruses. Could it be that my sending 'home' ISP is not

Re: [Assp-user] Virus detected smtp connection ?

2007-01-13 Thread Matti Haack
You are right - there is something wrong with the handling, because the session is not closed after when a virus is found. The Error message is not send to the server. You can easyly test this if you disable your desktop email/virusscanner, create a textfile and put the eicar test string into it:

Re: [Assp-user] Virus detected smtp connection ?

2007-01-13 Thread Patrick Neill
a small detail in the recent releases: the reason for a failed helo is no longer shown in the log files it would be nice to have this back Pascal Dreissen wrote: Hi, When there is a virus detected is the smtp connection with the sending host dropped ? I am asking this because i got

Re: [Assp-user] Virus detected smtp connection ?

2007-01-13 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Matti Haack wrote: Mybe you should better send Error 554 (Transaction failed) instead of 500 (Command not recognized 'command') I use: ~~~ 550 5.7.7 [BLOCK REASON] Mail appears infected with '$infection'. Clean and resend. This attempt has been logged. Because

Re: [Assp-user] Virus detected smtp connection ?

2007-01-13 Thread Fritz Borgstedt
a small detail in the recent releases: the reason for a failed helo is no longer shown in the log files it would be nice to have this back ? - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's

Re: [Assp-user] Virus detected smtp connection ?

2007-01-13 Thread Patrick Neill
Previously the log entry for a failed Helo used to be as follows: Jan-7-07 19:48:23 PB: 201.1.121.97 score: 0+25 = 25 reason:201.1.121.97:ValidHelo-Check Jan-7-07 19:48:23 201.1.121.97 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Validate Sender: Invalid HELO Format '201.1.121.97' Jan-7-07 19:48:32 PB: 24.61.137.244

Re: [Assp-user] Virus detected smtp connection ?

2007-01-13 Thread Fritz Borgstedt
I am missing the line telling me the (usually faked) sender and Invalid Helo Format. Your logging is turned off for sender validation, turn it on. - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join