Re: [exim] SPAM Filtering - Losing the war!

2006-10-29 Thread Oliver Egginger
> Use of this "intelligent" behavior of MTA we can handle mail > transactions more accuracy. This is very simple and efficient way. We use a similar approach. I wouldn't call it "simple". I wouldn't call it "\"intelligent\"". It's simply hard work. We combine asn, hostname, rbl and helo tests, dn

Re: [exim] Replacing demime for MIME sanity check?

2006-04-18 Thread Oliver Egginger
> Anyone remember? Or did that even go into the Wiki? I attached our mime_acl.cf which includes some mime tests. - oliver Tom Kistner schrieb: > Philip Hazel wrote: > > >>>There appear two variables "mime_anomaly_text" and "mime_anomaly_level". >>>Did the documentation get lost in the conversi

Re: [exim] Adding headers for mail tap

2006-04-13 Thread Oliver Egginger
CPT TO-commands, add > them to the headers AND beside the "static" ones (X-SMTP-src-IPv4, > X-SMTP-dst-IPv4, X-SMTP-end)? Is it possible directly from without Exim or > do I have to work with outside help (script)? > > I'm pretty experienced within Exim, but this

Re: [exim] Passing values between ACLs and Route

2006-01-25 Thread Oliver Egginger
> Unfortunately, I can't read any acl_mXX in the Route, I beg your pardon? From the Exim documentation: "Values can be placed in these variables by the set modifier in an ACL. They retain their values while a message is being received, but are reset afterwards. They are also reset by MAIL

Re: [exim] Distribution Lists via LDAP?

2005-10-26 Thread Oliver Egginger
> Could some kind soul that has a working solution post the relevant > configuration You can use entries like this one: # Example, Lists, dvz, Giessen, fh-giessen-friedberg.de dn: uid=Example,ou=Lists,ou=dvz,ou=Giessen,dc=fh-giessen-friedberg,dc=de objectClass: top objectClass: rfc822mailgroup ui

Re: [exim] clear ssl state after server was down

2005-10-16 Thread Oliver Egginger
I get similar results in conjunction with Symantec and Norton anti-virus tools. Tell your users to disable the email auto-protection of this tools if they use TLS or SSL. Make sure that SSL is supported on port 465. Also some older build versions of outlook are irreparable broken. In some cases som

Re: [exim] Anti Phishing Trick

2005-08-24 Thread Oliver Egginger
> Tom Kistner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Tony Finch wrote: > > > > Repeat after me: SPF breaks forwarding. > > > It makes a good whitelisting method to work around some trigger-happy > RBLs tho :) But that is all it is good for. And SRS is apt to block collateral spam (bounces). - olive

RE: [exim] Per-User SpamAssassin config

2005-07-20 Thread Oliver Egginger
> I can change the transport all I like, but spamd still runs as root. > Should this be the case? Yes. Thats necessary for binding to port 783. > Also, what about the autolearn failure? What can do to get autolearn working > in spamd? Dimmish. You don't post an error message which is specific e

RE: [exim] Per-User SpamAssassin config

2005-07-20 Thread Oliver Egginger
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: +44 1223 376964Mobile: +44 7811 803377 > > > > _ > This e-mail has been scanned for viruses by MCI's Internet Managed Scanning > Services - powered by MessageLabs. For

Re: [exim] blocking executable attachments

2005-07-20 Thread oliver egginger
Try this: # Macro BAD_ATTACHMENTS = cmd|com|js|reg|chm|cnf|hta|ins|scf|sct|vbs|vbe|wsc|wsf|wsh|xnk|mad|maf|mag|mar|mas|mat|mav|maw|bat|pif|scr|exe # MIME-ACL: File extension filtering. deny message = This message contains a prohibited file extension (${extract{-1}{.}{${lc:$mime_filename}}})

Re: [exim] DoS attack with nested MIME levels

2005-07-14 Thread Oliver Egginger
> I have no idea if malware tries to bypass scanners by hitting their > limits until they stop scanning, or if there is some new popular, but > broken, software. > It's an old trick called mailbomb. Google for 42.zip. - oliver -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-u

Re: [exim] Per-User SpamAssassin config

2005-07-13 Thread Oliver Egginger
> Later, we'd expect a bona fide MTA to offer > the remaining recipients in a separate transaction, and we'd accept > those against *their* preferences profile. This will drop away mail from one shot setups. Not any MTA will do a second transaction. Also mail from t-online and other huge mail pr

Re: [exim] Spam examples?

2005-07-10 Thread Oliver Egginger
> While you're revising the docs, should we possibly add a size limit on > the example spam = conditions? > Example: deny condition = ${if <{$message_size}{300k}{1}{0}} spam = spamcheck:true - oliver -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim detail

Re: [exim] Easy Disclaimers with Exim?

2005-07-08 Thread Oliver Egginger
> > Quite frankly, it is obvious that many of you do not work for large > > organizations, and don't even understand that there is another major > > reason for disclaimers, such as the use of a company standard footer. At least in germany particularly small organisations with an insufficient unde

Re: [exim] SMTP banner delay?

2005-07-08 Thread Oliver Egginger
# Main Config acl_smtp_connect = acl_check_connect acl_check_connect: delay = 10s - oliver -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/

Re: [exim] Exim LDAP problem

2005-07-07 Thread Oliver Egginger
> message: failed to expand "${lookup ldap > {ldap:///?mail?sub?(otherMailbox=smtp\$${quote_ldap:[EMAIL > PROTECTED]:$domain})}}": > lookup type "ldap" is not available > (not in the binary - check buildtime LOOKUP configuration) ^^ See L

Re: [exim] How to drop bounces for a specific internal sender? [Virus scanned]

2005-07-04 Thread Oliver Egginger
>(I already do sender verification of > incoming mail, but that > doesn't catch fakes of real addresses), which then in turn stay in the > queue for ages until > they generate a bounce or bounce immediatly on a 550. Try this (with caution) in your RCPT-ACL: require verify= sender/c

Re: [exim] ldap address vverify not working?

2005-07-04 Thread Oliver Egginger
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > but when email comes is via smtp it just accepts the mail . I am sure > it has something to do with my ACL setup I am including my ldap setup > file maybe someone can help me. Consider LDAP_LOOKUP_PEOPLE and LDAP_LOOKUP_GROUPS are marcos for your LDAP lookups (user mai

Re: [exim] a large number of domains fronted by Exim are refusing bounces...

2005-07-01 Thread Oliver Egginger
> The main > argument here is that a valid reason to reject all <> is for > mailboxes/domains that don't send mail -- so when your callout fails > and you reject the message its all good. Yes, this may be true for the envelope sender callouts (as far as I can see). But at the last time we see co

Re: [exim] a large number of domains fronted by Exim are refusing bounces...

2005-07-01 Thread Oliver Egginger
> Which means, to anyone who understands English, that you have to have a > pretty good reason to emit null-reverse-path mail for any reason other > than the standards-track RFC (all of which, to my knowledge, are based on > reverse paths of incoming messages). It's advisable to do sender callout

Re: [exim] MIME-ACL: Request for MIME checks

2005-06-30 Thread Oliver Egginger
I beg your pardon. I forgot to include my BAD_ATTACHMENTS macro: BAD_ATTACHMENTS = cmd|com|js|reg|chm|cnf|hta|ins|scf|sct|vbs|vbe|\ wsc|wsf|wsh|xnk|mad|maf|mag|mar|mas|mat|mav|maw|bat|pif|scr|exe This should make it clearer. - oliver Odhiambo Washingtonwrote wrote: > > # File extension filter

[exim] MIME-ACL: Request for MIME checks

2005-06-29 Thread oliver egginger
Hello, I found some useful MIME checks on the exim list (see the attached file mime_acl.cf), but there are certainly more. If you do MIME checking with Exims new MIME-ACL, please have a look at the attached file and post your increments or improvements to the list. regards oliver # $I