On Wed, 2003-09-24 at 02:43, Ross Boylan wrote: > I have been getting over 100 of these stupid MS virus emails a day. > Some are the "install this patch from MS" variety, while some are > embedded in returns of mail I didn't send. > > This is driving me nuts, and certainly proves that Windows viruses can > be very harmful to Linux users, even if they can't replicate on Linux. > What do I need to take care of this (i.e., automatically delete the > junk)? In particular, will anti-spam software (e.g., spamassassin) > take it out, or do I need anti-virus software (e.g., amavis)? > > Is there a clear dividing line between anti-spam and anti-virus > anymore? And do people have recommendations other than spamassassin > and amavis? > > I run Debian systems at home and work, with somewhat different > configurations. I plan to migrate home to exim4 at some point, so > really stuff that works with that would be best. Here are some high > points of the systems: > Home: ISP (earthlink) -> dialup -> fetchmail -> exim3 -> mbox > Work: the internet -> exim4 -> courier IMAP server > > I'm getting hit on both accounts, and work forwards to home for even > more fun. Earthlink claims this is not their problem, which is an > absurd position, but I'm stuck with it for now.
Read the thread "MS Mail Bombs" that started a few days ago, particularly: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2003/debian-user-200309/msg03898.html Note that because of the way the mailing list archiver mangles attachments, the part that starts with 'LOGFILE=/home/pigeon/mailfilter.log' is ~/.mailfilterrc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jefferson, LA USA Spit in one hand, and wish for peace in the other. Guess which is more effective... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
