Begin forwarded message: Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 09:19:42 -0600 From: "Bulletin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MDaemon Bulletin: Habeas Spam Filter Bypass
Greetings, Recently, the HABEAS service (www.habeas.com), which is designed to certify non-spam email messages, has come under attack and is being used by spammers in an illegal fashion. HABEAS works by inserting special email headers inside messages which certify their legitimacy, and such messages are scored by MDaemon as being legitimate. Some spammers have figured out how to forge the HABEAS headers and have begun inserting them into their spam messages. To counteract this threat, perform the following steps as noted in our Knowledge Base Article # KBA-01537 (http://www.altn.com/support/knowledge_base.asp?product_id=MDaemon): 1. Open the \MDaemon\SpamAssassin\rules\local.cf file with Notepad 2. Add the following text to the bottom of the file: score HABEAS_SWE 0 3. Save file 4. Restart MDaemon for the change to take effect immediately (or place a blank file called cfilter.sem in the MDaemon\App directory). This solves the problem. If you need further assistance, contact our Technical Support team at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Finally, be ready for the upcoming release of MDaemon 7.0! MDaemon 7.0 will AUTOMATICALLY make these types of changes for you. You will not have to worry about counteracting the ever-changing tactics of spammers anymore. We'll handle the worrying for you. MDaemon 7.0 is slated for release in the next few weeks. Make sure your upgrade protection is current so you'll receive MDaemon 7.0 for FREE. If you need assistance with upgrade protection, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using MDaemon! Regards, Alt-N Technologies Helping the World Communicate! http://www.altn.com/ http://www.mdaemon.com/ http://www.relayfax.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- MDaemon 7.0 is coming! Faster multi-thread/multi-CPU server engine, market leading spam control, improved mobile and PDA support, enhanced security, and killer OWA style web mail. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -- syafril ------- Syafril Hermansyah -- --[MDaemon-L]------------------------------------------------ Milis ini untuk Diskusi antar pengguna MDaemon Mail Server. Mohon tidak posting dalam format HTML! Arsip : <http://mdaemon-l.dutaint.com> Moderator : <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Henti Langgan : <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Berlangganan : <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Versi Terakhir : MD 6.8.5, LD 2.1.0, WA 2.0.5, MDAV 2.2.2, MDGW 1.0.4
