Message Flow Diagram

[Ugo Bellavance]

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Antony Stone [mailto:Antony at SOFT-SOLUTIONS.CO.UK]
> Envoyé : Wednesday, September 24, 2003 9:56 AM
> À : MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Objet : Re: Message Flow Diagram
> 
> 
> On Wednesday 24 September 2003 2:18 pm, Jason Burzenski wrote:
> 
> > All,
> >
> > I've attached a message flow diagram (originally created in visio)
> > detailing how the various processes interact on a typical
> > sendmail/mailscanner/spamassassin box.  This document was originally
> > created to provide management and other technicians with a means of
> > visualizing the message flow through the system.
> >
> > I would like to improve on this document by presenting it 
> to the group for
> > review.
> 
> My observations on the diagram are:
> 
> 1. Very good, very useful.
> 
I agree
> 
> 4. At the end of the MailScanner process, you have Quarantine 
> and Deliver; I
> think Discard and Bounce would be good to add as well.

Positively, I think there are some "if" missing...  Depending on the configuration... Unless you consider this is _the_ optimal config.

I might try to work on it a bit later...

Ugo,