From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Mar 28 11:59:25 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from techpower.net (techpower.net [205.133.231.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0B4014CCE for ; Sun, 28 Mar 1999 11:59:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from hometeam@techpower.net) Received: from localhost (hometeam@localhost) by techpower.net (8.9.2/8.9.3) with ESMTP id PAA17565; Sun, 28 Mar 1999 15:03:38 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 15:03:38 -0500 (EST) From: hometeam To: George Yobst Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Sendmail fix for Melissa virus In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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. --/The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system.\-- --/System Administrator support@techpower.net\-- 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} > -- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > George Yobst, Automation Specialist email: george@lincc.lib.or.us > LINCC phone: 503-794-3890 > 16239 SE McLoughlin Blvd, Suite 208 fax: 503-655-8555 > Oak Grove, OR 97267-4654 webmaster: [www.]lincc.lib.or.us > "...it is impossible for anyone to begin to learn > what he thinks he already knows." - Epictetus > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message