[Kolab-devel] Re: bernhard: server/kolab/kolab/templates amavisd.conf.template, 1.1, 1.2

[Stephan Buys]

Hi,

I think you have made a mistake changeing to:
> +$final_virus_destiny      = D_DISCARD;  # (defaults to D_BOUNCE)
> +$final_banned_destiny     = D_DISCARD;  # (defaults to D_BOUNCE)

If you reread the D_DISCARD help:
# D_DISCARD  mail will not be delivered to its recipients, sender will NOT be
#            notified. Effectively we lose mail (but will be quarantined
#            unless disabled). Losing mail is not decent for a mailer,
#            but might be desired.

The sender is not notified - contrary behavior from what you desire according to
you log entry.

For a mailer to just "drop" mails, ie. discard them is _very_ bad. 

If you want to go the quarantine route I suggest that we setup a default quarantine
mailbox in the same fashion as the postmaster and abuse mailbox.

To me it makes sense for virus to be bounced. Its a courtesy to let the sender
know they have an email virus??

My suggestion is to properly configure quarantining and make the "final destiny"
D_BOUNCE.

Regards,
Stephan

On Thursday 18 November 2004 14:16, cvs at intevation.de wrote:
> Author: bernhard
> 
> Update of /kolabrepository/server/kolab/kolab/templates
> In directory doto:/tmp/cvs-serv21463
> 
> Modified Files:
>  amavisd.conf.template 
> Log Message:
> Make sure the default is saver in that no mails are bounced or lost.
>  * All spam-mails will go through, but marked.
>  * Virus and banned files will be quarantined and the recipient notified.
> 
> 
> Index: amavisd.conf.template
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /kolabrepository/server/kolab/kolab/templates/amavisd.conf.template,v
> retrieving revision 1.1
> retrieving revision 1.2
> diff -u -d -r1.1 -r1.2
> --- amavisd.conf.template 7 Jun 2004 10:33:03 -0000 1.1
> +++ amavisd.conf.template 18 Nov 2004 12:16:47 -0000 1.2
> @@ -385,9 +385,9 @@
>  #            and other dual-MTA setups, which can't reject original client SMTP
>  #            session, as the mail has already been enqueued.
>  
> -$final_virus_destiny      = D_BOUNCE;  # (defaults to D_BOUNCE)
> -$final_banned_destiny     = D_BOUNCE;  # (defaults to D_BOUNCE)
> -$final_spam_destiny       = D_BOUNCE;  # (defaults to D_REJECT)
> +$final_virus_destiny      = D_DISCARD;  # (defaults to D_BOUNCE)
> +$final_banned_destiny     = D_DISCARD;  # (defaults to D_BOUNCE)
> +$final_spam_destiny       = D_PASS;  # (defaults to D_REJECT)
>  $final_bad_header_destiny = D_PASS;  # (defaults to D_PASS), D_BOUNCE suggested
>  
>  # Alternatives to consider for spam:
> @@ -425,8 +425,8 @@
>  
>  # Notify virus (or banned files) RECIPIENT?
>  #  (not very useful, but some policies demand it)
> -#$warnvirusrecip = 1; # (defaults to false (undef))
> -#$warnbannedrecip = 1; # (defaults to false (undef))
> +$warnvirusrecip = 1; # (defaults to false (undef))
> +$warnbannedrecip = 1; # (defaults to false (undef))
>  
>  # Notify also non-local virus/banned recipients if $warn*recip is true?
>  #  (including those not matching local_domains*)
> 
> 
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