On Fri, 25 Apr 2008, Jeff Jansen wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Jay Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 2008-Apr-24: >>> I just wanted to say thanks. This worked out quite well. The only >>> thing it lacks is a way to scan outgoing messages. I am not as >>> concerned about this because most of my users send mail through other >>> servers. But is there some easy way to scan the outgoing as well? > > Maybe I'm missing something, but if you are using courier's filter > mechanism as the "hook" for virus scanning (rather than maildrop or some > other delivery agent), then any of your users who relay their mail > through your courier server should have their mail checked by your virus > scanner when it arrives, unless you have exempted them. > > I use Gordon Messmer's excellent Pythonfilter with clamav, I have > 'esmtp,local' in my 'enablefiltering' file, and it blocks viruses > incoming from my users whether they connect through smtp to relay, or > use sqwebmail or anything else that runs the sendmail command. > > Perhaps I misunderstand your definition of "outgoing". In my mind, all > "outgoing" mail was "incoming" mail at some point when it was submitted > to courier. By scanning everything then, we should stop any viruses > before they even arrive. But if my logic is faulty and there a hole > here I'm not aware of, please let me know. :-)
Since I am running clamav via clamassassin from maildrop I don't think this is affecting mail being relayed OUT through the server. his would require, as you say, a filter instead of clamassassin. I may take a look at pythonfilter. BUt for now the main concern is the incoming. Thanks, -- Joe Laffey | Visual Effects for Film and Video LAFFEY Computer Imaging | ------------------------------------- St. Louis, MO | Show Reel http://LAFFEY.tv/?e10230 USA | ------------------------------------- . | -*- Digital Fusion Plugins -*- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
