If we're talking MailScanner with ClamAV you can choose what to do but most deliver the message with the infected attachment replaced by a message. The attachments are stored on the mail server for closer inspection. Basically, everything that is not infected is delivered.
/Peter Bonivart --Unix lovers do it in the Sun On Mon, 2003-06-09 at 12:13, Raymond Norton wrote: > Rejects as in not accepting it from the sender, or as in putting in a > folder to be dealt with? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ODHIAMBO Washington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 1:56 AM > Subject: Re: [clamav-users] am I understanding this right? > > > > * Raymond Norton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [20030609 09:52]: wrote: > > > I am looking through the mailscanner site, and see in a FAQ someone > > > is complaining clamav does not disinfect files. Is that right, it > > > only marks the file as infected? > > > > > > Very correct. We simply reject the e-mails that contain virii. When > > you disinfect the files, the virus still continues to "live" at source, > > yes? > > I know this is likely to generate a lot of politicking, but I personally > > believe disinfection should be done at source ;-) > > > > > > -Wash > > > > -- > > Odhiambo Washington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "The box said 'Requires > > Wananchi Online Ltd. www.wananchi.com Windows 95, NT, or better,' > > Tel: +254 2 313985-9 +254 2 313922 so I installed FreeBSD." > > GSM: +254 72 743223 +254 733 744121 This sig is McQ! :-) > > > > > > Just because your doctor has a name for your condition doesn't mean he > > knows what it is. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
