Stopping MailScanner on a per user basis ...

[Gerry Doris]

I can maybe understand some folks being shy about having their mail
scanned for spam (but don't agree with it).  Afterall, this would only
affect them.  However, I really don't understand how one or two
individuals in an organization can rationalize allowing their mail to
enter complete with virii.  This affects everyone in the organization.

It sort of negates the whole idea behind scanning for virii in the first
place if you intentionally leave a hole for them to enter??


Gerry


> We have made the policy.  Every piece of email coming and going through
> our systems is scanned.  There's always one in the crowd that is not
> going to like it.  I value your advise, however, in version 4.00.07a to
> please this one hardheaded user, how?
>
>> At 18:26 02/10/2002, you wrote:
>> >Is there a way to have MailScanner skip users that have requested
>> that none of their emails be checked for viruses or spam?
>>
>> The best to solve this problem is by making an institution policy that
>> all email will be scanned. It's all very well, but how do you know
>> that the people who are not having their mail scanned are not
>> forwarding mail internally to other people? It's about the easiest way
>> to let viruses in to your organisation!
>>
>> Once people are used to their mail being scanned, they tend to get
>> more relaxed about the safety of mail coming to them. After all, every
>> bit of mail entering the site has already been checked anyway,
>> hasn't it?
>>
>> I had a couple of people who didn't want their mail scanned,
>> including a member of senior management. I held my ground and
>> refused. Within about 3 months both had thanked me for saving them
>> from virus/spam attacks.
>>
>> I should write a faq on this...
>>
>> P.S. If you really must do this, it is easy in V4. But my advice is
>> DON'T!!! --
>> Julian Field                Teaching Systems Manager
>> jkf at ecs.soton.ac.uk         Dept. of Electronics & Computer Science
>> Tel. 023 8059 2817          University of Southampton
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