Approve/Deny outgoing e-mail ?

[Julian Field]

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Jason Gottschalk wrote:
> Hello Julian,
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> Is /var/spool/mqueue.approval a file or directory?
>   
In my example, it would be a directory.
> If it is a file, will mailscanner create it if it is not there? just
> by my having created a rulset? and where would I define the ruleset?
>   
You will need to create it, or else MailScanner will whine about it.
> Please pardon my questions, but I typically just edit the
> archive.rules file and I only just get by doing that!
>
>
>
> Thursday, May 10, 2007, 3:29:46 PM, you wrote:
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> Julian> You could do this with a little ruleset and an external script that 
> Julian> would show the admin each mail message and move it into the outgoing 
> Julian> queue if it's 'approved'.
> Julian> Just use a ruleset that says that mail going to domains other than your
> Julian> own should go into /var/spool/mqueue.approval. Mail going to your domain
> Julian> goes straight into /var/spool/mqueue.
>
> Julian> The script would then show the messages in mqueue.approval to the admin,
> Julian> then if they are approved they are moved into mqueue (from where the MTA
> Julian> will then deliver them).
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> Julian> Jason Gottschalk wrote:
>   
>>> I know mailscanner can scan outgoing mail (when the user uses the host
>>> as his smtp server). Is there any mechanism in mailscanner to hold an
>>> outgoing message until it is reviewed by an administrator who would
>>> approve/deny the message and then release it?
>>>
>>>   
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>>>   
>>>       
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