[Mimedefang] SoBig makes me rethink policy...

[Tony Langdon]

> Because of the enormous volume of mail from SoBig, I've reluctantly
> changed my policy on viruses from action_bounce to 
> action_discard.  All
> the stupid virus-notification messages were irritating me, 
> and I realize
> that spurious bounce messages are just as irritating.
> 
> So I now recommend action_discard for viruses.  What a sad 
> day for Internet
> e-mail when you have to violate (the spirit, at least) of 
> RFC's to make
> life manageable.  Thanks, Micro$oft.

I was forced to do the same and changed my policy for infected emails to
action_discard();

Besides annoying a lot less users and admins, it's also stopped a large
number of "double bounces" as well.

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