On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:14:41 -0700 Dennis Peterson <denni...@inetnw.com> wrote:
[snip]
>If you were properly scanning your own outgoing mail you would have
>seen this problem before the message left your system. That is another
>policy issue. I understand this is a contentious issue with some
>people but I'll never understand why. For me is it simply a best
>practice activity.
For a mail server on a network, that makes perfect sense; however, for
a personal PC or private network, it makes no sense at all. If I am the
only user, what am I going to try and accomplish? See if I can catch
myself sending some sort of SPAM/VIRUS/TROJAN or whatever?
Now, if I was so stupid I could not lock down my own system, then
perhaps I would concur with your statement. However, as you pointed
it, it is a policy issue.
It sort of reminds me of an event last year when I was attempting to
send out an announcement to users of a product we distribute. Everyone
of the mailings was being scanned by Postfix/Clamav. A total waste of
time and resources. I had to reconfigure Postfix to stop that nonsense.
Then again, that is just my 2ยข.
--
Jerry
ges...@yahoo.com
A man gazing at the stars is proverbially at the mercy of the puddles
in the road.
Alexander Smith
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