Notifying Recipients of Blocked Messages

[Kaplan, Andrew H.]

Hi there --

I am going through the MailScanner.conf file to locate the recipient
notification configuration, and came across several areas:

	# Set how to invoke MTA when sending messages MailScanner has created
	# (e.g. to sender/recipient saying "found a virus in your message")
	# This can also be the filename of a ruleset.
	Sendmail = /usr/lib/sendmail

The /usr/lib/sendmail is a link to /usr/sbin/sendmail. Would it be better to
have the line in question point directly to the latter? Also, would changing
it as such enable the recipient to receive the above notification?

	# Still deliver (after cleaning) messages that contained viruses 	
      # listed in the above option ("Silent Viruses") to the recipient?
	# Setting this to "yes" is good when you are testing everything, and
	# because it shows management that MailScanner is protecting them,
	# but it is bad because they have to filter/delete all the incoming
# virus warnings.
	#
	# Note: Once you have deployed this into "production" use, you should
# Note: set this option to "no" so you don't bombard thousands of 
	# Note: people with useless messages they don't want!
	#
	# This can also be the filename of a ruleset.
	Still Deliver Silent Viruses = no

If I change the value from no to yes, will that activate notification of the
recipient of a virus in their e-mail? 

If these aren't the areas where recipient notification is configured, can
someone point out the section in question? Thanks. 



-----Original Message-----
From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
[mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Steve Campbell
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 5:10 PM
To: MailScanner discussion
Subject: Re: Notifying Recipients of Blocked Messages

Andrew,

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kaplan, Andrew H." <AHKAPLAN at partners.org>
To: "MailScanner discussion" <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 4:35 PM
Subject: RE: Notifying Recipients of Blocked Messages


> At the risk of sounding like a complete idiot, what is the line(s) in 
> question
> in the MailScanner.conf file? Sorry...

That was my point, but a general one, at that. Some options in some config 
files don't seem to indicate what they are used for. But in this case, I 
think you'll find it pretty easily.

Actually, you should scan the Mailscanner.conf file and read the paragraph 
above each config option. You might even scan the file for "Notify" to see 
all of the different options.

If you haven't read the conf file from beginning to end, you're missing a 
lot of ideas you could be doing with MS. You won't remember them all or what 
they do, but at least you'll be slightly familiar.

Don't worry about ever sounding like a complete idiot on this list, as we 
have all done that here on this list at one time or another. And most of us 
have ask the same kind of config questions before also. Remember, the only 
stupid question is the one you never ask, or how ever that goes.

Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
> [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Steve 
> Campbell
> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 2:12 PM
> To: MailScanner discussion
> Subject: Re: Notifying Recipients of Blocked Messages
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michele Neylon :: Blacknight.ie" <michele at blacknight.ie>
> To: "MailScanner discussion" <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 1:39 PM
> Subject: Re: Notifying Recipients of Blocked Messages
>
>
>> Kaplan, Andrew H. wrote:
>>> Hi there -
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> How do I determine if recipients of blocked messages are being notified,
>>
>> Check your mail logs
>>
>>> and how would I configure MailScanner to do that? Thanks.
>>
>> It's the default setting in MailScanner.conf, so unless you changed it
>> you shouldn't have to do anything
>>
> If you don't know what to change, how do you know if you changed it or 
> not?
>
> Steve
>
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