Beta release 4.61.4

[--[ UxBoD ]--]

Another question :) If you were to send a email to a mailing list, like
this one, could a spammer extract the watermark and spoof the to and from
address to bypass MailScanner ?

On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:06:48 -0400, DAve <dave.list at pixelhammer.com> wrote:
> Daniel Maher wrote:
>>> 4 Added new feature (thanks to Matt Hampton for this) to skip the spam
>>> checks
>>>   on a message if it is a reply to one of your own messages. This is
>>> known as
>>>   "watermarking" a message. There are 4 new configuration settings:
>>>   Add Watermark = yes
>>>   Skip Spam Checks If Watermark Valid = yes
>>>   Watermark Secret = SOMETHING-SECRET!
>>>   Watermark Lifetime = 2419200 # = 4 weeks
>>
>> Does this result in the addition of a header or something?  Is there
> detailed technical documentation available for this new feature?
>>
> 
> The big question is the LifeTime. Is MailScanner caching the watermark?
> IF so can that cache be shared? We have multiple incoming MS servers,
> and multiple outgoing SMTP servers.
> 
> If possible I am sure we can Ruby something up to add the watermark on
> the outbound servers and pass that information to the MXs.
> 
> DAve
> 
>>
>> --
>>   _
>>  °v°  Daniel Maher
>> /(_)\ Administrateur Système Unix
>>  ^ ^  Unix System Administrator
>>
>> "The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is
> comprehensible." -- Albert Einstein.
> 
> 
> --
> Three years now I've asked Google why they don't have a
> logo change for Memorial Day. Why do they choose to do logos
> for other non-international holidays, but nothing for
> Veterans?
> 
> Maybe they forgot who made that choice possible.
> --
> MailScanner mailing list
> mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info
> http://lists.mailscanner.info/mailman/listinfo/mailscanner
> 
> Before posting, read http://wiki.mailscanner.info/posting
> 
> Support MailScanner development - buy the book off the website!
> 
> --
> This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by
> MailScanner, and is
> believed to be clean.
-- 
--[ UxBoD ]--
// PGP Key: "curl -s https://www.splatnix.net/uxbod.asc | gpg --import"
// Fingerprint: C759 8F52 1D17 B3C5 5854  36BD 1FB1 B02F 5DB5 687B
// Keyserver: www.keyserver.net Key-ID: 0x5DB5687B
// Phone: +44 845 869 2749 SIP Phone: uxbod at sip.splatnix.net


-- 
This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is
believed to be clean.