[Mimedefang] More patent stupidity

Brad Reddick breddick at kmwenergy.com
Sat May 14 13:55:24 EDT 2005


David F. Skoll wrote:

> Unfortunately, it does.
> 
> So: Does anyone have evidence of server-based virus-scanning before
> 1997?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> David.


http://groups.google.ca/group/comp.mail.sendmail/browse_frm/thread/d0b02b606410184e/a7e8f2b3737f104f?tvc=1&q=procmail+virus+scanning&hl=en#a7e8f2b3737f104f

It was posted Dec 19, 1996.

"This script file expands mime attachments into individual files.
binhex encoded files are decoded using xbin. uuencoded files are
decoded using uudecode. tar and zip files are expanded recursively.

McAfee's uvscan (for Linux) is called upon the expanded files.
If a virus is found, the mail is send to postmaster, else it is
delivered as usual by sendmail by appending ".virscanned" to the
hostname. "

Don't know if that helps.

Regards,
Brad Reddick



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