How can I disable Amavis bounce messages?

Jeff Morris jeffm859 at nullmodem.org
Thu Nov 3 09:32:22 CET 2016


2.10.1, but my config did indeed have $final_banned_destiny = D_BOUNCE. 
I've changed it to D_DISCARD.

Thanks.


On 11/2/2016 4:03 PM, Damian wrote:
> What is your amavis version anyway? Prior to 2.7.0, there have been 
> other defaults for final_*_destiny:
>
>> - due to popular demand to reduce undesired and unintentional 
>> backscatter,
>>   defaults for the settings $final_spam_destiny and 
>> $final_banned_destiny
>>   were changed. Previously they both defaulted to D_BOUNCE, new defaults
>>   are:
>>
>>     $final_virus_destiny      = D_DISCARD;
>>     $final_banned_destiny     = D_DISCARD;
>>     $final_spam_destiny       = D_PASS;
>>     $final_bad_header_destiny = D_PASS;
> So you should check that as well.
>
>
> Am 02.11.2016 um 23:35 schrieb Damian:
>> $warnbannedsender
>>
>>
>> Am 02.11.2016 um 22:45 schrieb Jeff Morris:
>>> I just noticed that my Amavis installation is sending out bounce 
>>> messages such as the one below.
>>>
>>> How do I shut these off? This is creating huge amounts of 
>>> backscatter and getting me listed in RBLs. :-(
>>>
>>> I don't see anything obvious in amavisd.conf.
>>>
>>> I've tried to RTFM, but alas, although I can find lengthy diatribes 
>>> discussing the philosophical merits of whether or not to turn them 
>>> off 
>>> (https://www.ijs.si/software/amavisd/README.policy-on-notifications.txt), 
>>> and detailed instructions on how to customize them 
>>> (https://www.ijs.si/software/amavisd/README.customize.txt), I can't 
>>> find anything simply explaining how to turn them on or off. 
>>> Frustrating. :-( Am I just looking in the wrong place? (Probably.)
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
>>>
>>> From: "Content-filter at colo1.nullmodem.org" 
>>> <postmaster at nullmodem.org>
>>> To: <sender at somedomain>
>>> Subject: BANNED contents from you 
>>> (.asc,credit_card_details_2E0B4_PDF.vbs)
>>>
>>> BANNED CONTENTS ALERT
>>>
>>> Our content checker found
>>>     banned name: .asc,credit_card_details_2E0B4_PDF.vbs
>>>
>>> in email presumably from you <sender at somedomain>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>



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