Bill wrote:

> Gary V wrote the following on 5/10/2007 2:21 PM -0800:
>> Bill wrote:
>>
>>   
>>> mouss wrote the following on 5/10/2007 1:26 PM -0800:
>>>     
>>>> it is recommended to pass outbound mail through a virus checker. one way 
>>>> to do this is to tell amavisd-new to listen on two ports (10024 and 
>>>> 10586 for instance) and use
>>>>     ...  FILTER amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10586
>>>> for outbound mail (mynetworks and if user was authenticated):
>>>>
>>>> smtpd_recipient_restrictions =
>>>>     ...
>>>>     check_client_access pcre:/etc/postfix/filter_outbound
>>>>     permit_mynetworks
>>>>     permit_sasl_authenticated
>>>>     check_client_access pcre:/etc/postfix/filter_inbound
>>>>     reject_unauth_destination
>>>>     ..
>>>>
>>>> filter_outbound:
>>>> /./      FILTER amavis:[1027.0.0.1]:10586
>>>>
>>>> filter_inbound:
>>>> /./      FILTER amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024
>>>>   
>>>>       
>>> I can see how this will work fine for outbound mail from networks listed 
>>> in "mynetworks"; however, what is to prevent inbound mail from being 
>>> virus scanned twice, once by each filter?
>>>     
>>
>> The last one used wins.
>>
>>   
> Yep, so either inbound mail gets processed by just the first content 
> filter (in which case we are an open relay) or it gets processed by both 
> (not a good use of resources).  So which is it?

> Bill

FILTER results in DUNNO. The message is not sent to the FILTER at that
point, FILTER overrides the transport. The message is not transported
anywhere until it is accepted - queued.

Gary V



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