On Tue, 13 Jul 2004, Robin Bowes wrote: > I'm just getting started with qpsmtpd having run stock qmail for some years.
Welcome, wanderer :) > I wonder, has anyone written a plugin that replicates Russ Nelson's > qmail-smtpd-viruscan functionality > (http://qmail.plig.org/qmail-smtpd-viruscan-1.3.patch) ? i.e. something > that "looks at the first line of MIME attachments to see if they're > found in control/signatures. This catches nearly all current Microsoft > viruses." > > I am aware that there are a variety of techniques to scan for viruses > but this one seems to be both simple and effective. This was discussed recently and you should be aware that scripts are not blocked by this technique e.g. .vbs, etc. If you want full/real attachment blocking then you'll have to go with something like qmail-scanner. The technique you're after, although very lightweight, is unfortunately not a complete solution, therefore it's not a solution :( Cheers. -- Mark Powell - UNIX System Administrator - The University of Salford Information Services Division, Clifford Whitworth Building, Salford University, Manchester, M5 4WT, UK. Tel: +44 161 295 4837 Fax: +44 161 295 5888 www.pgp.com for PGP key
