On Fri, 2002-06-07 at 09:54, Philip Chase wrote: > >>>> Miranda Gomez Miguel Angel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 06/07/02 09:40AM >>> > >Hi, > >i would like to know how to notify the recipient instead of the sender, i > >mean some email with virus doesnt have a valid address, so the qmail server > >will generate a bounce message, etc, etc. > > I really don't think you want to do that. I can imagine the conversation with my >users now: > > User: I got this email that says somebody sent me a virus. > > Me: Yes? > > User: Well, what should I do? > > Me: Nothing, it's OK. > > User: Do you think my computer has a virus? > > Me: No, it was an email about a virus, not the virus itself. > > User: Should I tell this guy he has a virus so he stops sending them? > > Me: No, the return address probably isn't valid. > > User: So what *am* I supposed to do about this email? > > Me: Just delete it. > > User: So why did I get this email? > Yep. That's how it goes, but your circumstances dictate your use. After a couple times, people realize the purpose of the email, and make a "mental note" of it. They know they are protected from email viruses, and they also know who isn't.
There ARE still viruses out there that don't falsify the sender, IMHO, the ingenious patch posted earlier is a step in the right direction. Just trim your answer down to, "Someone sent you a virus, it was caught, and you, the sender, and I were notified of the issue. It's just informational, you don't need to do anything further with it." > > I just can't imagine anything productive would come from telling the use about some >junk they didn't want sent by some unidentifiable person who didn't mean to send it >in the first place. We deal with overseas vendors quite a bit, and get many emails where their FROM: address isn't falsified, they're just plain infected. Rarely are the efforts of 'network people' recognized, because when things work, nobody knows it. In this instance, people know when they're being protected. Rick > > Philip > > > Philip Chase * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * 352-392-0965 > University of Florida, College of Health Professions > > > _______________________________________________________________ > > Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application Developer's Conference > August 25-28 in Las Vegas -- http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm > > _______________________________________________ > Qmail-scanner-general mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qmail-scanner-general -- -- Rick Romero IT Manager Valeo, Inc. ph: 262.695.4841 Sussex, WI. fax: 262.695.4850 [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________________________ Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application Developer's Conference August 25-28 in Las Vegas -- http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm _______________________________________________ Qmail-scanner-general mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qmail-scanner-general
