Denial Of Service Threshold?

[Furnish, Trever G]

Not much help from me, but perhaps this is related to checking for the "zip
of death", a highly-nested zip file.

http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0211&L=mailscanner&P=R38632&I
=-1

-t.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg [mailto:greg at NET1PLUS.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 11:59 AM
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: Denial Of Service Threshold?
>
>
> We are using Sendmail 8.11.6 on RH 7.3. The bounces contain the text:
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Any infected parts of the message (the entire message) have
> not been delivered.
>
> This message is simply to warn you that your computer system
> MAY have a
> virus present and should be checked.
>
> The virus detector said this about the message:
> Report: Denial of Service attack in message!
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Which uses one of the MS templates. Is it possible that MS is
> receiving this
> back from sendmail and just inserted the sendmail response into the MS
> bounce template?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> At 12:48 PM 9/3/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> >Is it possible this is an MTA setting.
> >
> >I don't think the message you are seeing is gnerated by MailScanner.
> >
> >Which MTA are you using and specifically what is the error?
> >
> >CT
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Greg" <greg at NET1PLUS.COM>
> >To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> >Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 12:34 PM
> >Subject: Denial Of Service Threshold?
> >
> >
> > > I've searched the docs, user list and search engines but
> was unable to
> > > locate any information on wether or not it is possible to
> adjust the
> > > settings for DoS attacks. I have a user that sends out a
> number of emails
> > > to his clients all at once and they are getting bounced
> as a virus with a
> > > report of: "Denial of Service attack in message!"
> > >
> > > Is there any way to tweak this setting or disable it entirely?
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Greg Caron
> > > Systems Administrator
> > > NET1Plus Internet Services
>
>
> Greg Caron
> Systems Administrator
> NET1Plus Internet Services
>