bypass password

[Mariano Absatz]

On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 21:51:24 -0700, Steffan Vigano
<svigano at boothcreek.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>>wondering if there is a way to create a custom ruleset that would allow
> >>>for a 'bypass password' in the subject that would bypass
> >>>filename/filetype/spam checks, etc,  if this specific word was found....
> >>>similar in theory to the old Procmail 'bypass password' setting.
> >
> >>Pretty darned good idea - would be great if was something you change at
> >>will, or you have one for various settings, eg to bypass spam or to
> >>bypadss virus checks as well - but a different key for each check?
> >
> >You can make it bypass SpamAssassin checks by simply creating a rule with a
> >large negative score.
> >I would be very wary of bypassing anything else by use of a "secret" as
> >inevitably it will leak out to someone you didn't want it to.
> >
> it's really more the MailScanner specific filename/type and form/script
> checks that I worry about.  The 'secret' password would be unique enough
> to not be guessed and changed periodically.   We often have the need to
> send through legitimate scripts/forms/exe's etc.  We currently
> successfully use this practice via Procmail and would love to extend it
> to MailScanner, but it seems the ruleset options are a limited to
> To/From tests, vs regular expressions against Subject or Body.   Is that
> correct?   can I test Subject somehow via MailScanner?
Nope... not within a ruleset, at least... but the subject data IS
within the message object... maybe someone cares to extend ruleset
processing and adding a 'Subject:' 'direction'...

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