ZIP files seems not to be scanned (mydoom)

[Julian Field]

At 21:19 01/02/2004, you wrote:
>Hello Ugo,
>
>thanks for your reponse; as also to kevin and robert...
>
>i use fprot antivirus with it; although its strange that it is't 
>configured in my mailscanner config file ..
>
>i assume it is working although; since i notice this in my maillog

No, that log section means exactly what it says. It has found it installed 
and is keeping it up to date for you. Unless you mention it in 
MailScanner.conf it won't be using it.


>Feb  1 10:51:07 ns MailScanner[24262]: New Batch: Scanning 1 messages, 
>1076 bytes
>Feb  1 10:51:07 ns MailScanner[24262]: Spam Checks: Starting
>Feb  1 10:51:12 ns update.virus.scanners: Found f-prot installed
>Feb  1 10:51:12 ns update.virus.scanners: Updating f-prot
>Feb  1 10:51:12 ns MailScanner[24262]: Virus and Content Scanning: Starting
>Feb  1 10:51:12 ns MailScanner[24262]: Uninfected: Delivered 1 messages
>
>
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>Sunday, February 1, 2004, 7:04:26 PM, you wrote:
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>UB> -----Message d'origine-----
>UB> De : Danny Zak [mailto:dannyz at belgonet.com]
>UB> Envoyé : Sunday, February 01, 2004 12:00 PM
>UB> À : MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
>UB> Objet : ZIP files seems not to be scanned (mydoom)
>
>
>UB> Hello MAILSCANNER list;
>
>UB> it seems that my mailscanner isn't scanning zip attaches for virusses.
>UB> [Ugo Bellavance]
>UB> It is the job of your anti-virus, not mailscanner's
>
>UB> it does filter out the mydoom virus by files that are standardly 
>attached although.
>
>
>
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