On 07/20/2004 10:27 AM, Alexander Dalloz wrote:
Simple solution: just don't bounce virus-infected messages. They're ALL using forged headers. Delete them and forget about it.Am Di, den 20.07.2004 schrieb ne... um 16:14:
I've just got a bounce with the following subject.
Subject: Symantec Mail Security detected that
you sent a message containing a
suspicious attachment.
(SYM:02629890341371604646)
I suspect that this is a virus that was sent from someone who had your e-mail address in their addressbook. That's the in thing these for viruses and worms...
N.Emile...
That is quite right. I too get such bounces from time to time. I remember this crap Symantec Mail Security shit - silently hope it could be configured to not bounce to innocent victims of sender faking worms. There are still a lot of systems around in the world where the responsible administrators left to see that nowadays bouncing incoming mail they discover as having virus/worm freight shouldn't be bounced. Reject the mail with a valid DSN during DATA phase but not later after acceptance and then bouncing to who seems to be the sender.
Alexander
This drives me crazy--we are so careful and clean when it comes to antivirus--we never get infected (knock on wood)--but every day I have a user panic over one of these bogus bounces. I spend as much time explaining these confusing messages as I spend preventing virus/worm infection. What absolutely enrages me is when they also contain an advertisement and a link the AV company.
