Hi to self and soul lunies, This test looks at three aspects of this mailing list:
1. Whether attachment filtering is done on a per-attachment-name basis per configuration of Mailman. This is achieved simply by sending the EICAR testfile in the clear to see whether it is blocked or moderated. 2. Whether the system running the list software has any gateway virus scanner in place that would detect the file by actual signature-based reactive scanning. 3. Whether the attachment filtering purely works on the message size and takes no regard of the MIME headers in the message. You need do nothing. Simply disregard this message. It is for my interest only and to calm any concern held by the list about the inadequacy of any list policy regarding attachments. Important! The file attached to this message is the 68-byte EICAR testfile, which is a harmless but well-known virus testfile string. It is not a virus, I am not trying to infect your machines. The testfile was established as a way of allowing real-world testing of intrusion systems without the use of malicious code being involved; that is, if your virus scanner recognises the file, you will know firsthand what being infected is like but you will come to no harm or will not fear or be held irresponsible for further propagation of this file. For more information, visit http://www.eicar.org/ . If you are the list moderator, you can now delete this message. If you are a list member, you can first stop yourself from reporting a virus on- list, then delete this message. Cheers, Sabahattin -- If an email tells you to forward it to all your friends, please temporarily forget that I am your friend. Sabahattin Gucukoglu Phone: +44 20 88008915 Mobile: +44 7986 053399 http://www.sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/ Email/MSN: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Skype: SabahattinGucukoglu (requires authorisation, add me to your list first) SpeakFreely: sabahattin-gucukoglu.com (Please use CELP compression if your processor allows)
