Jason Haar wrote: > On Wed, May 12, 2004 at 08:08:04AM -0500, Dallas L. Engelken wrote: >> Nobody will bitch at you for handing a 550 to a virus infected email... >> I guarantee it! > > But no-one has explained why it is better than the current system! > > Instead of giving a SMTP error, you get a personally written, > virus-specific report send to your address. > > If the virus was generated by a trojan, neither option would cause the > user to be notified. > > If this was a real user, sending a virus-infected file, then both methods > would cause the user to be notified.
Not if you're using psender functionality. That is the whole basis for this discussion. The addition of psender functionality, IMO, makes in necessary to return a 550. > However, a 550 bounce doesn't say > "jack" compared with what the custom-written alerts of Qmail-Scanner do... It doesn't matter. At least the user knows that his email didn't go through. -- Jesse Guardiani, Systems Administrator WingNET Internet Services, P.O. Box 2605 // Cleveland, TN 37320-2605 423-559-LINK (v) 423-559-5145 (f) http://www.wingnet.net ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: SourceForge.net Broadband Sign-up now for SourceForge Broadband and get the fastest 6.0/768 connection for only $19.95/mo for the first 3 months! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=2562&alloc_id=6184&op=click _______________________________________________ Qmail-scanner-general mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qmail-scanner-general
