Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 15:03:38 -0500 (EST) From: hometeam <hometeam@techpower.net> To: George Yobst <george@lincc.lib.or.us> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Sendmail fix for Melissa virus Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9903281503310.17561-100000@techpower.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9903281141380.12182-100000@lincc.lincc.lib.or.us>
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You might want to read the web page from which this information came:
http://www.sendmail.com/blockmelissa.html
It explains what you need to do.
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On Sun, 28 Mar 1999, George Yobst wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I got this patch from CERT (from Sendmail). Can somebody tell me
> where to put it in my sendmail.cf on a 3.1-Release system?
> Thanks -George
>
> --------------------------------------------
> This will work for all versions of Sendmail 8.9 and Sendmail Pro, and all
> commercial sendmails based on 8.9. We believe, but I cannot guarantee that
> this includes Solaris 7 and FreeBSD 3.x.
>
> --
> LOCAL_RULESETS
> # Kludgey Melissa virus checking routine.
> # Just need enough of a pattern to match.
> # Instructional note:
> # The format for the rule is
> # RExactly the thing you want to quote
> # No quote marks, no tabs, absolutely nothing in paretheses (like
> this,
> # they're considered comments and will be removed before they get to
> # the rules). After the exact thing, then a tab, and the $#error.
> # Note, the $* matches anything, so it's useful for wildcarding.
> # This also scans all messages with Subject: headers and invokes a
> rule,
> # so there is a performance hit.
> HSubject: $>local_check_header
> D{MelissaMessage}"553 Your message may contain the Melissa virus. Please
> email postmaster@$j if you have questions."
>
> Slocal_check_header
> RImportant Message From $* $#error $: ${MelissaMessage}
> RRe: Important Message From $* $#error $: ${MelissaMessage}
> --
>
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