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----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Comerford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 9:12 AM Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Completely Blank Messages > Well some of your assumptions were correct (sort of), but I'm not sure > that is my problem. > > 1. NO, we dont have mailserver antivirus > 2 YES, There is a desktop scanner on that machine... > 3. BUT the directory that IMAIL is in is excluded from the A/V scans. > (I just double checked that) > 4. The AV software Does not show having caught any viruses lately > > I thought (correct me if I am wrong) that the exclusion mentioned in #3 > would prevent problems as you described. > > Any other thoughts? > > -Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of R. Scott Perry > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 8:54 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Completely Blank Messages > > > > >Both myself and many of my users started receiving totally blank > >messages usually in groups of 10-15 messages. The ONLY thing in the > >message is a header which reads: > > > >X-UIDL: 368024238 > > > >That's it, no text, no FROM, no TO, no anything... The number after the > > >X header seems to be sequential in the group of messages received > >together. > > Let me guess, you don't have any mailserver AV software, but you are > running a desktop scanner? > > Desktop scanners are a bad idea -- some will catch no viruses in mail, > most > will catch some viruses, but few (if any) will catch all. When they do > catch the viruses, they may simply delete the D*.SMD file, causing the > behavior you experienced. If they catch the E-mail in an .mbx file, > though, *poof* all your mail will disappear. > > -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/ > 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/
