[Mimedefang] filter question

[Mack]

However there is the stream_by_recipient option to allow user centric
choices


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[mailto:mimedefang-bounces at lists.roaringpenguin.com]On Behalf Of
Matthew.van.Eerde at hbinc.com
Sent: 08 September 2005 19:34
To: mimedefang at lists.roaringpenguin.com
Subject: RE: [Mimedefang] filter question


David Koski wrote:
> I'm looking for a filter to allow an opt-out per user using any type
> of filtering (Or more in the case, I would prefer to allow the user
> to opt-out of using SpamAssassin but not Clamav (But an example that
> just allows the user to opt-out of any filter would be fine, gets me
> started in the right direction)).  I have a couple of system users
> that I know we don't want to do any sort of Spam filtering on.

Meh.  There are certain deep and fundamental problems with this eminently
natural feature request.

That is to say, you have to accept the RCPT commands BEFORE you get to see
the email message.  And once you've seen the message, you have to accept it
or reject it for ALL accepted recipients unilaterally.  That's just how SMTP
works.

But what I do is...

I reject (action_bounce) all viral email.  Users don't have a choice to
opt-out of virus protection.

I tag all spam (add a header, tweak the subject.)  Users are stuck with
spam... I don't action_bounce it.  But they can set up custom spam handling
preferences on their Inbox.

Users who don't get much spam just have it go into their Inbox, reducing the
consequences of false positives.

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Matthew.van.Eerde (at) hbinc.com               805.964.4554 x902
Hispanic Business Inc./HireDiversity.com       Software Engineer

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