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Mail::Milter::Module::VirusBounceSpew(3pm) User Contributed Perl Documentation Mail::Milter::Module::VirusBounceSpew(3pm)

NAME

Mail::Milter::Module::VirusBounceSpew - milter to reject antivirus messages typically sent to forged "senders"

SYNOPSIS

    use Mail::Milter::Module::VirusBounceSpew;
    my $milter = new Mail::Milter::Module::VirusBounceSpew;
    my $milter2 = &VirusBounceSpew; # convenience

DESCRIPTION

This module rejects messages at the DATA phase by searching for known signs of misconfigured antivirus software. An increasing problem on the Internet as of this writing is a tendency for viruses and trojans to send mail with a forged envelope from address. This is triggering antivirus warning messages back to these forged senders.

METHODS

new()

Creates a VirusBounceSpew milter object. The match rules are internally hardcoded and may be examined by reading the module source.

set_message(MESSAGE)

Sets the message used when rejecting messages.

This method returns a reference to the object itself, allowing this method call to be chained.

BUGS

The rules could be much simpler, but at risk of catching legit mail. A future release will simplify the regex tests.

AUTHOR

Todd Vierling, <tv@duh.org> <tv@pobox.com>

SEE ALSO

Mail::Milter::Object

POD ERRORS

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2023-01-22 perl v5.36.0