"Virus Scanning" ruleset being ignored?

[Martin.Hepworth]

Daniel

Depends on the actual envelope-from in the email not the 'From:' line

Check on the Post MailScanner email. There should be a
X-MailScanner-From: header line

--
Martin Hepworth
Snr Systems Administrator
Solid State Logic
Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info [mailto:mailscanner-
> bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Daniel Maher
> Sent: 03 January 2007 15:35
> To: MailScanner discussion
> Subject: "Virus Scanning" ruleset being ignored?
>
> Hello all,
>
>
>
> I am attempting to set up a very simple ruleset for the "Virus
Scanning"
> directive.  In this ruleset, there is one From address for which virus
> scanning is disabled, followed by a default of yes.  I then pointed
the
> directive in MailScanner.conf to the path and filename of the ruleset.
> Unfortunately, the ruleset is apparently being ignored.
>
>
>
> MailScanner.conf:
>
> ...
>
> Virus Scanning = /etc/MailScanner/rules/virus.scanning.rules
>
> ...
>
>
>
> virus.scanning.rules:
>
> From:       somebody at somewhere.org        no
>
> From:       default                       yes
>
>
>
> Mail from "somebody at somewhere.org" will still be scanned for viruses,
> however.  Following this attempt, I decided to see if the following
simple
> ruleset would have any effect:
>
> FromOrTo:   default                       no
>
>
>
> This was also ignored, as all mail was still scanned.  The only way
that I
> could manage any effect whatsoever was to set the following in
> MailScanner.conf:
>
> Virus Scanning = no
>
>
>
> This did exactly what it's supposed to do - though it's hardly the
> solution I'm looking for. :P
>
>
>
> The permissions on path and filename for the ruleset are fine; in
fact,
> I'm using another ruleset for a different directive already, in the
same
> format (and it works properly).  Any ideas on why the new one doesn't
> appear to have any effect would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you!
>
>
>
> --
>
>   _
>  °v°  Daniel Maher
> /(_)\ Administrateur Système Unix
>  ^ ^  Unix System Administrator
>
>
>
> SMASH '5' FOR VICTORY!
>
>





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