Mailscanner-4.28.6-1 and SPAM Actions= attachment deliver problems

Mike Kercher mike at CAMAROSS.NET
Mon Mar 29 03:01:50 IST 2004


Hrm...my MailScanner.conf line is like this:

Spam Actions = striphtml attachment deliver

and it seems to be working fine.  What are your OS and perl versions?

Mike


> -----Original Message-----
> From: MailScanner mailing list
> [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of brichter
> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 8:02 PM
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: Mailscanner-4.28.6-1 and SPAM Actions=
> attachment deliver problems
>
> Only outbound, we don't check for spam or RBL on outbound stuff.
>
> It's tagging it as Spam.  It's just not converting it to a
> attachment with the report from the config.
>
> Everything looks good, it's just not doing the attachment,
> but it shows in the log that it's action is attachment deliver..
>
>
> On Sun, 28 Mar 2004, Mike Kercher wrote:
>
> > Do you have any whitelisting rulesets that might be offsetting your
> > spam scoring or other rulesets?
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: MailScanner mailing list
> > > [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of brichter
> > > Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 6:34 PM
> > > To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > > Subject: Mailscanner-4.28.6-1 and SPAM Actions=
> attachment deliver
> > > problems
> > >
> > > I was wondering if someone could please help me confirm
> this should
> > > work.
> > >
> > > I am on a last ditch effort to find a solution to my
> problem without
> > > abandoning Mail Scanner.
> > >
> > > I have to be able to have end users forward a message to our help
> > > desk when something fails the Spam Check to determine if it's a
> > > false positive or not.  Since there is no way to pass the REPORT
> > > information from Spam Assassin to Mail Scanner (Outlook does NOT
> > > forward headers, and my Boss has told me to find another
> solution if
> > > we cannot work around this) I have found this might be a possible
> > > solution for my situation, I just can't get it to work in Mail
> > > Scanner.  I have tried everything I can think of.
> > >
> > > When I specify in my Mail Scanner config:
> > >
> > > Spam Actions = attachment deliver
> > >
> > > When a message is tagged as Spam I get this in the log:
> > >
> > > Mar 28 18:04:08 mars MailScanner[1510]: Spam Checks: Found 1 spam
> > > messages Mar 28 18:04:08 mars MailScanner[1510]: Spam
> > > Actions: message i2T047Z01515 actions are
> attachment,deliver Mar 28
> > > 18:04:08 mars MailScanner[1510]: Unscanned: Delivered
> > > 1 messages
> > >
> > > But when I go to open that message, it has NOT been
> converted into
> > > an attachment and appended onto the report file designated in the
> > > Mailscanner.conf file.  I have tried reversing the attachment
> > > deliver options, I have tried it on High SCoring SPAM,
> normal Spam.
> > > It NEVER gets converted into an attachment.
> > >
> > > I am using Mailscanner-4.28.6-1
> > >
> > > I have searched the forums with no luck.  I just see
> references to
> > > needing both attachment and deliver to get it to work.
> (And I have
> > > that set)
> > >
> > > Thanks much
> > >
> >
>



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