Hello,
If somebody knows a better list to discuss this please set a follow up
because this is way off topic for the clamav list
I know there isn't something as a uniform error message for a 5xx error at
smtp time for something like a virus/spam notification. But wouldn''t it be
nice to have something like that.
So mailinglists which does forward spam/virusses will honor this uniform 5xx
error and don't send us the recipents another probe.
For example this is what happens now (read spammer for virus and visa
versa):
1) spammer send message to clamav list
2) clamav ezmlm forwards the message to me
3) I reject with a 5xx message
4) clamav ezmlm sends me a probe to see of my address is still ok
5) I receive the probe, so I stay on the list
6) I must delete this probe because it contains no information accept the
reason why I denied the message from 2
This would be better for my heart
1) spammer send message to clamav list
2) clamav ezmlm forwards the message to me
3) I reject with a 5xx message
4) clamav ezmlm recognise the 5xx message and stop processing the message
and doesn't send a probe
I used the clamav list in this example but if all the major mailinglist
managers would honor this 5xx message it could stop a lot of backscatter.
If somebody knows a better list to discuss this please set a follow up
because this is way off topic for the clamav list
With kind regards,
Maurice Lucas
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