On Wed, 24 Sep 2003, 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? Hi Ross, I have earthlink too! And I've tried to email them so far about this issue. No reply so far. I am using procmail to delete the MS VIRUS emails but am still downloading them. So, I have: earthlink ->dialup->fetchmail->sendmail->procmail->mboxs I am really pissed. they dont have encrypted pop and they have some lame spam filtering. And they cant take care of obvious virus email that is clogging up my mailbox. How they can claim that me losing emails because of this virus is not their problem? When I switch ISP's will it be then? -Kevin > > 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. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
