Dropping messages with .pif attachments without virus or spam scanning?

Daniel Bird dbird at SGHMS.AC.UK
Fri Aug 22 01:25:27 IST 2003


I think Julian answers your question in the thread:
 Virus Scan or Attachment Filename Check first?

PC wrote:

> Is it possible to have Mailscanner discard messages containing a given
> attachment (.pif) without the normal procedures of virus scanning and
> spam
> scanning taking place?  I'm attempting to drop CPU load on a overrun
> server.  Does mailscanner bother to spam check virii-tagged messages?
>
> -Paul
>

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