Davide, S=F6nke has a very important point here. It might not have been a big = issue in the past, but now after Sobig.F we all know all the trouble = that could have been avoided if such functionality existed.=20
Several people I know received thousands of mails as a result Sobig.F. = The mail server's antivirus software removed the virus, but it was quite = annoying and time consuming just to delete these messages. Another problem is all the mails generated from remote mail virus = scanners that are replied back to you. Lars -----Original Message----- From: S=F6nke Ruempler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 28. august 2003 11:32 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [xmail] Re: How to reject message in SMTP transaction > I cannot. I can not be sure if it's virus - I only know that's for =3D = > example ".exe" attachment - which may be normal mail and I cannot=20 > silently =3D blackhole > it, withount notifying anybody. Yes the big advantage of filters at smtp level would be that NO = notification mail must be sent but a code would be returned and the = remote mail server has to handle this. And for example a SpamAssassin = filter takes max 5sec, mostly <1sec to process the message. that should = not impair the smtp session?! This would be A VERY NICE AND USEFUL feature!! - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the = body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the = line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
