On Wed, 2003-09-24 at 08:43, 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
There is no provision that I know of in fetchmail to filter stuff before it downloads it, but you could have exim4 filter it before it gets to your mailbox. > Work: the internet -> exim4 -> courier IMAP server My setup rejects both viruses and spam by scanning the message at the DATA stage of the SMTP conversation. You need exim4-daemon-heavy with the acl patch, clamav for virus checking and spamassassin for spam. Use sa-learn to educate spamassassin's Bayes filter. I installed this set up about 4 days ago and instead of deleting hundreds of spams and viruses each day, I now have hardly any. > 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. Can you go to someone else who will let you use SMTP to get mail? (Like Demon Internet in the UK.) -- Oliver Elphick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Isle of Wight, UK http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver GPG: 1024D/3E1D0C1C: CA12 09E0 E8D5 8870 5839 932A 614D 4C34 3E1D 0C1C ======================================== "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
