Virus infected attachment removal

[Julian Field]

You are running a *very* old version of MailScanner, probably version 3.
Version 4 was released in the summer of 2002, to give you some idea.
Upgrade to a rather more recent version.

At 23:06 02/03/2004, you wrote:
>Hi
>
>Firstly, apologies.  I'm feeling a little sheepish that I can't work this
>out for myself!
>
>I'm using Mailscanner with Command Software's virus scanner.  Mail is being
>picked up via Fetchmail.  I am testing with Eicar test virus, and using
>Openwebmail as my client.
>
>Mailscanner correctly identifies that the incoming mail has a virus, and
>deposits {VIRUS?} in the subject field.  What I can't seem to do is get the
>attachment either disinfected or removed from the message.  Eicar is not in
>any activated "allowed" list or other.
>
>I have messed around with the following, and currently have them set to:
>Deliver To Recipients = yes
>Deliver From Local Domains = yes
>Action = delete
>Deliver Disinfected Files = yes
>
>Not for the first time I feel I'm missing something obvious...
>
>Thanks very much.
>
>James.

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