On Sunday 22 August 2004 02:35 am, frankieh wrote: > SnapafunFrank wrote: > > OK. I have been getting this crap for ages now and am tied of simply > > deleting it. Add to that, Jan has started to show an interest with this > > linux box and the last thing I need to introduce her to is her own > > 'social management' plan. > > > > So, I love using mozilla [ 1.7.2 at present I think ] but I'm not sure > > how to simply check for particular attachments. These messages always > > come complete with attachments like .pif, .exe, .eml and the like. > > > > I have genuine email complete with attachments so am unable to refuse > > all email with attachments. > > > > Am running Mandrake10 at present, but learning how to set something up > > on a, (at present, standalone workstation, soon to become a family > > server as well???), system such as mine would indeed mean that something > > good can come from all this unwanted junk. > > > > Any helpers out there willing to help in blocking this [EMAIL PROTECTED] ? > > > > Er.... be as child like as you care to, I/we will only learn, the > > quicker the better. > > Add a contrib source to urpmi, then install amavis-new and clamav. > Setup postfix so that it runs all new mail though amavis-new, and > amavis-new will use spamassassin and clamav to block and tag virus and > spam mail accordingly. Amavis-new can also block specific file > extensions and many other checks. > > I might do a tute on that, I've been using amavis and amavis-new for > many years now, and its one of the most useful mail tools I've found. > (it can also work with nearly every virus scanner commercial or other > wise that you can run on Linux.) > > rgds > > > Franki > http://htmlfixit.com Franki, I for one would appreciate a tutorial cause when I run clanscan all results are OK and 0 viruses found. I don't know if that is due to the mail being in kmail and the virus are deactivated or what. Many of us would appreciate the info on amavis-new and amavis. Thanks, -- Dennis M. Linux user #180842
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