MIMEDefang's action_bounce()

[Ugo Bellavance]

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Dan Ferreira wrote:
> On 7/12/2004, at 12:06:02 PM, Ugo Bellavance wrote:
>
>
>>MailScanner doesn't talk SMTP.  It may sound like a disadvantage, but I
>>don't think it is.  So I guess the answer is no.
>
>
> Hi Ugo,
>
> I needed to make some important decisions based on that information,
> so thanks for answering.

No problem.

>
> Are there any known problems with using MIMEDefang + MailScanner?

I don't know.

>I
> mean, would it be redundant or a silly waste of server resources to
> use both?

Yes, since both are e-mail virus/spam filters.

> Do you have any negative opinion on MIMEDefang?

No.  I have no opinion.

> I'm really going to need this action_bounce() functionality in the
> future, but I still need some things done with MailScanner. Am I
> making too much of an issue out of this?

Bouncing is generally seen as a very bad thing.  However, you can bounce
spam with MailScanner, but just not at the SMTP level.

>
> Again, thanks for the invaluable info.
>
> --
> Dan Ferreira
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