Re: [Evolution] Setup virus filter for outgoing mail with clamscan

[guenther <guenther rudersport de>]

On Tue, 2006-05-30 at 18:27 +0200, Albert Vogl wrote:
> Hello! First sorry, for my not always correct english!
>
> I`ve searched the mailing-list archive, but found no topic related fo
> may problem!
>
> SUSE 10.0 / Evolution 2.4.0 / ClamAV 0.88.2-2.1
>
> I`ve installed the german version, so I don`t know IÂve translated all
> correctly.
>
> I`ve setup a mailfilter for outgoing mails.
>
> forward to programm -> /usr/local/bin/clamscan/ - delivers -> 1
> then
> stop processing (or operation).

Hmm, don't recall exactly, but IIRC the outgoing mail filters are not
applied *before* sending, thus is not possible.


> The mail should not be sent.
>
> I've tested the filter several times with virus test files from
> http://www.eicar.org/,
> the virus is detected, but the processing of the mail ist not stopped!
>
> The infected mail goes out to the mailbox of the recipent.
>
> I don`t want to send infected emails to my contacts!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> What can be wrong! 
>
> What is to do, to stop the outgoing mail to be sent??????

There is absolutely no point in doing this. Evolution will *not* send a
mail on its own. Every mail that will be sent will be willingly done so
by you.

Also, this is a task to be performed on the MTA level, rather than in
every single MUA. If you really feel like you have to filter *outgoing*
mail for viruses (or spam), you should do this on your own SMTP server.

HTH

...guenther


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