InterScan NT Alert

Lars Hecking lhecking@nmrc.ie
Tue Nov 27 12:33:03 2001


Johan Wevers writes:
> TrendAntivirus@mxzilla2.xs4all.nl wrote:
> 
> > Receiver, InterScan has detected virus(es) in the e-mail attachment.
> 
> Good. Can the list maintainer please install some filters to keep this
> windoze shit from this list? I receive this list on my Linux box, but
> still prefer not to download all these large messages (since I run a
> uucp node I can't filter at the ISP).

 This is just a typical example of badly programmed av software:

 - notifications must go to the envelope sender, not the one from From:.

 - notifications should not be sent in reply to messages with Precedence:
   bulk or junk, i.e. list email (just like vacation)