[Mimedefang] Viruses: Bounce or Discard?

[Kenneth Porter]

--On Monday, September 29, 2003 2:01 PM -0400 "David F. Skoll"
<dfs at roaringpenguin.com> wrote:

> I used to advocate bouncing viruses, but now I've crossed over to
> the "discard" viewpoint.

And for a completely bone-headed 3rd alternative, consider this explanation in
a message I just received:

> This e-mail, in its original form, contained one or more attached files that
> were infected with a virus, worm, or other type of security threat. This
> e-mail was sent from a Road Runner IP address. As part of our continuing
> initiative to stop the spread of malicious viruses, Road Runner scans all
> outbound e-mail attachments. If a virus, worm, or other security threat is
> found, Road Runner cleans or deletes the infected attachments as necessary,
> but continues to send the original message content to the recipient. Further
> information on this initiative can be found at
> http://help.rr.com/faqs/e_mgsp.html. Please be advised that Road Runner does
> not contact the original sender of the e-mail as part of the scanning
> process. Road Runner recommends that if the sender is known to you, you
> contact them directly and advise them of their issue. If you do not know the
> sender, we advise you to forward this message in its entirety (including
> full headers) to the Road Runner Abuse Department, at abuse at rr.com.

How helpful.