> Hi all, > > I did check the archives for the answer to this one, but the keywords involved > are vague enough that it may have been answered and I couldn't find it. > > A message arrived the other day that when it was processed by spamd was logged > in /var/log/messages instead of /var/log/maillog (like all other mail > processed by spamd.) The message in question contained a high volume of > control characters in the headers, including Message-ID. The resulting > output was: > > Jan 9 14:39:23 tachi xïc\202^A^_0Â`\202^A^[\204/ for onramp:10010. > > in /var/log/messages. The message was Spam and I have a copy, if anyone is > interested. I'm not sure if this is a spamd issue or a syslog issue, or both > (or neither, for that matter.) I'm primarily interested in being sure that > this does pose some sort of security threat, as it does look like a message > was able to trigger unexpected spamd behaviour. > > SpamAssassin 2.61 > Redhat 9 > spamd running with flags: -d -c -x -P -Q -H -a > > Thanks!
What syslog are you using? It looks like it might just be filtered wrong due to the control characters. -- Chadwick L. Sorrell System Administrator Hancock Internet [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Perforce Software. Perforce is the Fast Software Configuration Management System offering advanced branching capabilities and atomic changes on 50+ platforms. Free Eval! http://www.perforce.com/perforce/loadprog.html _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
