Kewl, Stinger is a downloadable utility from Network Associates(My Real Job) that is specifically designed to find about 37 specific viruses. This is in addition to VirusScan Professional 7 that protects the server, we use CarrierScan for the IMail component.
I am now deleting the messages as you suggested. Thank you for all your help! Joe -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of R. Scott Perry Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 6:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Unwanted Email >Wait a sec. My server is infected with MiMail? No, it's not. Many modern viruses (including Mimail) forge the return address of the E-mail, so it didn't really come from you. Someone else has it, and is sending copies to you. But, the questions still remain: >How is this happening? Is "AV 1.1" IMail AntiVirus? If so, is it both >alerting you to the virus and delivering it? and: > And stinger didn't find anything What is "stinger"? Is that your AV program? > So what is the best way to handle bounces and deletions nowadays with so > many viruses floating around? The best thing to do is have the AV program delete or quarantine the virus, not reject or bounce it. -Scott --- Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers. Declude Virus: Catches known viruses and is the leader in mailserver vulnerability detection. Find out what you've been missing: Ask about our free 30-day evaluation. --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
