Re: [SLE] CLI tool to attach a txt file to an existing e-mail

From: Bart Symons (bart.symons_at_skynet.be)
Date: 09/28/03

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    To: John Andersen <jsa@pen.homeip.net>, suse-linux-e@suse.com
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 22:58:37 +0200

    Hi John,

    I simply don't want to have things like sendmail/qmail/fetchmail/... running
    on my box. I have a very simple use case: kmail as my mail client for use
    with my ISP's mail server. I really can't be bothered with all the
    intricacies of x different daemons.

    I know these Windows virusses won't affect my Linux/KMail box but I still want
    to be alerted whenever someone (inadvertently) sends me a virus infected
    file.

    I use antivir to check incoming mails thanks to the "pipe" option in KMail's
    filters. This works fine and dumps all the infected mails in a dedicated
    "!VIRUS!" folder.

    However, I'ld like to add some additional information to the infected mails,
    in much the same way as spamassassin does.

    So this is why I'm looking for a simple tool that lets me insert text in a
    mail body or attach the text as a .txt file.

    On Sunday 28 September 2003 01:23, John Andersen wrote:
    > On Saturday 27 September 2003 10:52, Bart Symons wrote:
    > > I wasn't clear enough in my description.
    > > I already have te antivir part, I am using the H+BEDV software (antivir
    > > is included on the SuSE DVD.
    > >
    > > The only thing I'ld like to add is a way to insert a "virus such and such
    > > found" message in either the mail body or as a .txt file attachment to
    > > the original mail. It is this part that is still lacking.
    >
    > If your sendmail/qmail is already running thru amavis you will
    > never see these viruses in Kmail (unless kmail is popping some other
    > site other than your own machind) because the virused mail will
    > already be detected and sequestered by amavis.
    >
    > If you want to pop other sites and scan them it would be
    > better to use fetchmail and pass them all thru sendmail/qmail
    > for virus and spam scanning rather than waiting to do it
    > after they hit your kmail.
    >
    > If you are reading your mail with Kmail, why worry about
    > viruses anyway? They won't hurt you.
    >
    > --
    > _____________________________________
    > John Andersen 

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