Get APLawrence.com by RSS
SME server virus scan notification and double bounce
Tue May 18 16:16:41 GMT 2004 SME server virus scan notification and double bounce
We now have a way to eliminate virus notification and double-bounce messages on SME 6.0. Make sure you have the latest 6.0 blades before doing this.
Double-bounce
Login as root (ctrl-alt-f2 on the console or ssh in)
mkdir -p /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/var/qmail/control
echo devnull > /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/var/qmail/control/doublebounceto
/sbin/e-smith/signal-event email-update
/etc/rc.d/init.d/qmail restart
Unknown user notification
Unfortunately, there is just too much "xyz@yourdomain.com" nowadays. It's nice to notify the unfortunate person who mistypes an email address, but we can't afford to do that nowadays.
echo "#" > /var/qmail/alias/.qmail-devnull
mkdir -p /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/var/qmail/alias/.qmail-default
echo "&devnull" > /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/var/qmail/alias/.qmail-default/10devnullbounces
/sbin/e-smith/expand-template /var/qmail/alias/.qmail-default
Set "Forward email for unknown users" to "admin" after doing this.
Virus notification
Ordinarily, three people get notified when a virus is found in email: the admin user, the recipient, and the sender. Nowadays, notifying the sender is probably useless, because it is usually a bad email address. You can turn off any or all of these, but consider that if, for example, your boss sends email from his virus infected home machine to you, you and he will never know anything about it if you have all of these turned off. Consider also that if a machine WITHIN your network gets a virus, you'd never know about that if all these are turned off. The annoyance of these may be enough for you to do it anyway, but at least think about the consequences. It is probably reasonable to turn off Sender at least.
/sbin/e-smith/config setprop scanner EmailAdmin disabled
/sbin/e-smith/config setprop scanner EmailRecips disabled
/sbin/e-smith/config setprop scanner EmailSender disabled
/sbin/e-smith/signal-event email-update
(My SME customers can request that I do this for them; just call or email)
Enter your email address for automatic notification of new posts here
(be sure to whitelist 'feedburner.com' if you use spam filtering)
| Views for this page | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | This Week | This Month | This Year | Overall |
| 2 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 6,754 |
Have you tried Searching this site?
Unix/Linux/Mac OS X support by phone, email or on-site: Support Rates
This is a Unix/Linux resource website. It contains technical articles about Unix, Linux and general computing related subjects, opinion, news, help files, how-to's, tutorials and more. We appreciate comments and article submissions.
UBB Computer Services Support for Openserver, Unixware and Linux. Windows integration with Unix/Linux servers. Hardware, Backup and Networking issues. Located near Sacramento CA, we provide onsite support throughout Northern CA and Nationwide via remote access. We are a SCO Authorized Partner and a Microlite BackupEdge Certified Reseller.
http://bcstechnology.net Full service Linux & UNIX systems integrator; Windows to UNIX/Linux Client-Server Specialist; Secure E-Mail & Website Hosting; Thoroughbred Software Developer; Custom Industrial Automation; Hardware & Electronics Experts; In Business Since 1985.
http://www.breakthru.com.au SCO (Openserver and Unixware), Unix, Solaris and Linux Consulting services including: Secure Networking Solutions; Linux based Firewalls; Backup Solutions; Secure Home to Office Network Setup; Phone, Remote and On-Site Support available - Satisfaction Guaranteed!
Publish your articles, comments, book reviews or opinions here!
Click here to add your comments