IE_VULN rule

[Julian Field]

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This was for an old vulnerability, that rule has been there for ages. 
You should be able to safely remove it now.

Kevin Miller wrote:

>Way back when, this rule was posted to deal w/an IE vulnerability:
>
># IE explorer spoofing
>uri             IE_VULN         /%([01][0-9a-f]|7f).*@/i
>score           IE_VULN         100.0
>describe        IE_VULN         Internet Explorer vulnerability
>
>Can someone tell me what this rule (in spam.assassin.prefs.conf) is actually
>doing?  Is it trapping messages sent from IE or with questional URLs or
>what?
>
>It's stepping on some inbound 911 updates going to the local constabulary
>and since they're the ones that write parking tickets, etc., I figured it
>might be prudent to sorta, er, figure out what's going on...
>
>...Kevin
>  
>

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