Bugtraq mailing list archives
Re: RFC: virus handling
From: "David F. Skoll" <dfs () roaringpenguin com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 20:26:38 -0500 (EST)
On Thu, 29 Jan 2004, Pavel Levshin wrote:
Antivirus software MAY be configured to send notifications to local senders and/or recipients, i.e. to domains which are handled by this server. Antivirus filtering software SHOULD NOT be configured to send out notifications to senders or recipients other than local, unless it distinguishes between faked and real addresses.
I would add: "If anti-virus filtering software sends notifications to non-local recipients, then the sender address of the notifications MUST be an address that can be replied to, and this reply MUST reach a human being." Rationale: When my filtering software bounces all these stupid notifications, I want a person to get stuck with all the bounce messages, thereby encouraging him/her to turn off non-local notifications. -- David.
Current thread:
- Re: RFC: virus handling 3APA3A (Feb 02)
- getting rid of outbreaks and spam (junk) [WAS: Re: RFC: virus handling] Gadi Evron (Feb 03)
- Re: getting rid of outbreaks and spam (junk) [WAS: Re: RFC: virus handling] James A. Thornton (Feb 04)
- Re: getting rid of outbreaks and spam (junk) James Riden (Feb 04)
- Re: getting rid of outbreaks and spam (junk) [WAS: Re: RFC: virus handling] der Mouse (Feb 05)
- Re: getting rid of outbreaks and spam (junk) [WAS: Re: RFC: virus handling] Georg Schwarz (Feb 06)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: RFC: virus handling Sascha Wilde (Feb 02)
- Re: RFC: virus handling Pavel Levshin (Feb 02)
- Re: RFC: virus handling David F. Skoll (Feb 03)
- Re: RFC: virus handling Jeremy Mates (Feb 02)
- Hysterical first technical alert from US-CERT Larry Seltzer (Feb 03)
- Re: Hysterical first technical alert from US-CERT Valdis . Kletnieks (Feb 04)
- RE: Hysterical first technical alert from US-CERT Larry Seltzer (Feb 05)
- Re: Hysterical first technical alert from US-CERT Valdis . Kletnieks (Feb 04)
- Re: Hysterical first technical alert from US-CERT Stephen Samuel (Feb 06)
- Re: Hysterical first technical alert from US-CERT Valdis . Kletnieks (Feb 06)
- Re: Hysterical first technical alert from US-CERT Shawn McMahon (Feb 10)
- Hysterical first technical alert from US-CERT Larry Seltzer (Feb 03)
- getting rid of outbreaks and spam (junk) [WAS: Re: RFC: virus handling] Gadi Evron (Feb 03)
- Re: Hysterical first technical alert from US-CERT Philip Rowlands (Feb 05)
- Re: Hysterical first technical alert from US-CERT Andreas Marx (Feb 06)