Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 22:09:34 +0100 (BST) From: Jan Grant <Jan.Grant@bristol.ac.uk> To: Roelof Osinga <roelof@nisser.com> Cc: Rick Hamell <hamellr@heorot.1nova.com>, kevinm <kevinm@cco.net>, freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: email question Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.31.0103302205530.28764-100000@mail.ilrt.bris.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <3AC4F044.511FD26A@nisser.com>
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On Fri, 30 Mar 2001, Roelof Osinga wrote: > Rick Hamell wrote: > > > > > Is there a way to filter outgoing email through our FreeBSD 4.0 email server > > > and have it check for certain words or statements, and if found, send a copy > > > to another email address without letting the sender or recipient know that > > > this happened? > > > > Probally.. but what are the moral and legal implications of doing > > so? > > Interesting. Since this is basically what virusscanners do, you're > suggesting it might be illegal if not immoral and unethical to > use a virusscanner in MTAs? ;) If misconfigured, it can be downright annoying. But legally, one use might be defensible whereas the other might be an invasion of privacy: the intention matters. Depending on where you live and your relationship with those people you're intercepting the email of, this might be illegal, perfectly allowable, or an absolute requirement if the government tells you to do it. That's for you to take up with a lawyer if you're worried. Anyroadup, what's the MTA? Stock sendmail, or have you replaced that? jan -- jan grant, ILRT, University of Bristol. http://www.ilrt.bris.ac.uk/ Tel +44(0)117 9287163 Fax +44 (0)117 9287112 RFC822 jan.grant@bris.ac.uk Unfortunately, I have a very good idea how fast my keys are moving. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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