On Sun, 07 Sep 2003 17:56:41 -0700, Gordon Messmer wrote: >Kevin Murphy wrote: >> For example, I'd like to be able to block any >> incoming (or outgoing, I suppose) messages with an attachment having >> an extension of .pif, .scr, .bat, etc... And I'd like to be able to >> respond to the sender with a message such as "Hello, I've received a >> virus- infested email from you, stop it." (But much more politically >> correct in actuality of course)
>Since most of the current crop of viruses forge the return path, I >suggest you do this in a courierfilter (see the man page) or not at all. > Attempting to do this after you've accepted the message will only >aggrivate people who aren't even infected. >The sad part is that since viruses are starting to include their own >SMTP engine as well, most of the infected persons will never see your >rejection message. Understood. Obviously, the more important part of my request was how to block / reject / bounce messages based on attachment attributes. Whether or not the message goes out or is received is of little importance to me at this point. --Kevin Murphy ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
