bypass password

[Julian Field]

At 20:33 28/07/2004, you wrote:
>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'...

How about a custom function that looks at the $message->{subject} to see
whether it should say 1 or 0?
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