4.43.1 sophossavi testing

Jeff A. Earickson jaearick at COLBY.EDU
Thu Jun 2 21:42:44 IST 2005


Julian,
   Nope, same result for 3.  I'll test more in the morning when I'm fresh.
Do you need the encrypted xls file?  And what is your off-list email
address?  I fumbled that one and accidently posted to the list.  Doh.

Jeff Earickson
Colby College

On Thu, 2 Jun 2005, Julian Field wrote:

> Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 21:23:38 +0100
> From: Julian Field <MailScanner at ECS.SOTON.AC.UK>
> Reply-To: MailScanner mailing list <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: 4.43.1 sophossavi testing
> 
> Please try the attached patch to see if it helps problem 3. The syslogging 
> should be fixed.
>
> Jeff A. Earickson wrote:
>
>> Julian,
>> 
>> My testing of the sophossavi tweak:
>> 
>> 1) Email encrypted xls file, settings are:
>> Allowed Sophos Error Messages = "File was encrypted"
>> Virus Scanners = sophos clamavmodule
>> 
>> Email delivered, no complaints in syslog (OK)
>> 
>> 2) Email encrypted xls file, settings are:
>> Allowed Sophos Error Messages = "File was encrypted"
>> Virus Scanners = sophossavi clamavmodule
>> 
>> Email delivered, but MailScanner syslogged:
>> 
>> SophosSAVI::ERROR:: File was encrypted (530):: 
>> ./j52JOpu2020635/94237001F.xls
>> 
>> I would expect MailScanner to be quiet like the "sophos"
>> setting.  People will think that a bad file had slipped thru.
>> 
>> 3) Email encrypted xls file, settings are:
>> Allowed Sophos Error Messages = Virus Scanners = sophos clamavmodule
>> 
>> THE MESSAGE GOT DELIVERED!!  No complaints in syslog,
>> landed in the recipient's mail.  A bad file DID slip thru.
>> 
>> 3) Email encrypted xls file, settings are:
>> Allowed Sophos Error Messages = Virus Scanners = sophossavi clamavmodule
>> 
>> Properly blocked, noted in syslog, not delivered (OK).
>> 
>> Jeff Earickson
>> Colby College
>> 
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