On 05/21/2007 07:24 PM, Mark Martinec wrote:
>> I've encountered problems concerning mails DISCARDed by amavis.
>> Some mailers (e.g. SurfControl RiskFilter) will interpret the SMTP
>> status code 254 used by amavis as a temporary error.
>
> This is direct violation of a MUST in rfc2822, complain to the vendor.
Yes, I'll do.
[...]
>> Although section 4.2.5 suggests that any 2yz code in reply to a DATA
>> command transfers responsibility for mail-delivery to the receiver,
>> maybe using the existing code 250 and thus sending
>> "250 2.7.0 Ok, discarded ..."
>> whould be a safer way of signalling that the mail will be accepted but
>> discarded.
>
> You are quite right, turning:
> 554 5.7.0 Ok, discarded, id=... - VIRUS: ...
> into:
> 254 2.7.0 Ok, discarded, id=... - VIRUS: ...
> is not good practice (violates a SHOULD),
> it should be:
> 250 2.7.0 Ok, discarded, id=... - VIRUS: ...
>
> The following patch fixes it:
>
> --- amavisd~ Mon Apr 23 05:25:30 2007
> +++ amavisd Mon May 21 19:10:15 2007
> @@ -9017,5 +9017,6 @@
> if ($final_destiny == D_DISCARD) {
> local($1,$2);
> - $status =~ s{^5(\d\d) 5(\.\d\.\d)\z}{2$1 2$2}; # 5xx -> 2xx
> + # $status =~ s{^5(\d\d) 5(\.\d\.\d)\z}{2$1 2$2}; # 5xx -> 2xx
> + $status =~ s{^5(\d\d) 5(\.\d\.\d)\z}{250 2$2}; # 5xx -> 250
> }
> my($response) = $status . ' ' .
Thanks, I did already apply exactly that fix. (Including the comment. ;))
Cheers,
--leo
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