On Fri, 6 Jun 2003, DuSTiN KRySaK wrote: > On 6/6/03 10:04 AM, "Dallam Wych" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spit this out > onto my computer screen: > > > On Fri, Jun 06, 2003 at 08:28:41AM -0500, Joseph A Nagy Jr wrote: > >> To be honest I'm tired of getting this type of email (with the .pif > >> attachment) period, but haven't a clue on how to stop it without setting > >> up fetchmail/procmail. > > > > So why not set up fetchmail/procmail (and perhaps mailfilter as > > well) and be done with it? As long as there is windows there is > > going to be this kind of stuff, better just to go ahead and filter > > it out :) > > > > Kind Regards, > > Dallam > > I am surprised more mail admin's don't just delete or reject them at the > server level before they hit the users mailbox. I never used to do it, and I > just set it up to block a bunch of win related files IE - .bat .exe .pif > .scr, etc. Notified the users, and they can zip them if they need to email > them. > > Dustin
I use MailScanner + Clamav and F-Prot to quarantine any virus or suspicious emails. I haven't had a single one come through yet. MailScanner also works with SpamAssassin to eliminate spams too. This actually trivial to setup and works like a charm! -- Gerry "The lyfe so short, the craft so long to learne" Chaucer -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
