Mail processing from CustomConfig

[Russ]

Julian,

Quite frankly I agree with you that challenge/response systems are a pain in
the patoot.  I'm
simply repsonding to user requests and it behooves me to at least provide
them with
something they think they want and make sure they are aware of the negative
side of such
a system.  And it will be easy enough to disable by simply making Non Spam
Actions be 'deliver'.

Russ...

----- Original Message -----
From: "Julian Field" <mailscanner at ECS.SOTON.AC.UK>
To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: Mail processing from CustomConfig


> It's probably quite possible, but don't expect me to answer any question
> ever raised by one of your customers who is using this system. If someone
> emails me a question, then asks me to confirm that I am not a spammer when
> I reply, I give up on them and don't bother. I would advise all your
> customers to make sure they pre-enable anyone they email as people
> responding to them won't put up with a challenge/response system. Sorry,
> but I find these systems a pain and I refuse to waste my time on them.
Hope
> you understand.
>
> At 21:45 18/06/2003, you wrote:
> >Julian,
> >
> >Thanks for the prompt reply.
> >
> >Actually, what I am attempting to do is a proof of concept for permission
> >based white listing on a per user basis.  I.e, if the mail gets to Non
Spam
> >Actions
> >then MailScanner (and spamassassin, DCC, razor2) thinks it's ham.  This
> >traps
> >better than 99% of the spam but there are those users that simple want
> >*none*.
> >So, in order to occomodate them I'd like to implement a mechanism to
where I
> >store the message in a data store, send a "reply to this" tagged email to
> >the sender
> >and when I get a reply back (if I do) then put the mail back into the
loop
> >to be
> >delivered.  There are products out there (TDMA comes to mind) that do
this
> >but I *like* MailScanner and want to provide the permission stuff only
for
> >those
> >users that want it.  I have no idea if I can accomplish this within the
> >confines of
> >the CustomConfig.pm code as I refuse to touch anything else.
> >
> >So the real question is can I do this?  I don't want to waste my time (or
> >the good
> >folks on this list's time) if it is not feasible.
> >
> >Thanks..
> >
> >russ....
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Julian Field" <mailscanner at ECS.SOTON.AC.UK>
> >To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> >Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 11:35 AM
> >Subject: Re: Mail processing from CustomConfig
> >
> >
> > > What sort of processing are you trying to do? Alter the message,
extract
> > > some more logging information about the message or what? If you make
Non
> > > Spam Actions return the value "deliver" then the message will indeed
be
> > > delivered as normal.
> > >
> > > If you have changed the attachments by that time, then be sure to set
> > > $message->{bodymodified} = 1 otherwise it will deliver exactly the
same
> > > message body it received.
> > >
> > > At 15:54 18/06/2003, you wrote:
> > > >Hi All,
> > > >
> > > >I would like to do some additional processing of mail via
> > > >code in CustomConfig.pm.  I have specified the function
> > > >name in MailScanner.conf for Non Spam Actions and
> > > >the function gets called but I have no clue on how to
> > > >actually continue the processing (i.e., 'deliver') the mail
> > > >after I have munged it.  Can anyone shed some light?
> > > >I am not a perl person....in fact have avoided learning
> > > >it but I suspect it's time to bite the bullet.  I know it's
> > > >going to be something quite simple but it'd take me days
> > > >to figure it out and I'm sure someone on this list can
> > > >give me a clue!
> > > >
> > > >Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Julian Field
> > > www.MailScanner.info
> > > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support
> > >
>
> --
> Julian Field
> www.MailScanner.info
> Professional Support Services at www.MailScanner.biz
> MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support
>