[Mimedefang] Question about Upgrading

[Kelson]

Mark Penkower wrote:
> I am currently using Mimedefang 2.39.
> 
> I am not doing much with it.  I have it bounce files with defined bad 
> extensions, and I have it integrate with Clamav.
> 
> I don't want to upgrade unless I have to.
> 
> What features am I missing in not having the most recent version.

Newer versions have better integration with clamav.  In particular, MD 
now places a copy of the raw message in the working directory so that 
when Clamd scans the directory, it will scan the files MD has decoded 
*and* the original message.  This way if the message contains malformed 
MIME that MD and Clam handle differently, or if it uses an attachment 
format that MD doesn't recognize, there's a better chance of catching 
it.  (You will have to add the function call to your filter after 
upgrading, and make sure that Clamd is set to check mail files.)

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Kelson Vibber
SpeedGate Communications <www.speed.net>