Re: [LUG] OT: spam

[Robin Cornelius <robin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> What is also annoying is the virus scanners sending notfications to
> innocent recipitents, whose email address was originally spoofed by the
> virus. Creating yet more traffic lag.

Yes very annoying,

Speaking of which, I run clam-anti virus on my linux server to protect all my 
windows machines from these nasty email worms/viruses (which it does a very 
good job).

I have modified the script it uses (trashscan) to run the virus checker 
against emails so it does NOT send the sender notification for precisly the 
above reason. I have also moded it to print the name of the virus in the user 
notification email. 

If anybody is running clam-av via trashscan they are welcome to my version of 
the script.

I think versions of clam-av/openantivirus are also avaiable as a windows 
"proxy" for email scanning for those of you "forced" to use windows but would 
like a open source solution to some of your problems.

Robin
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