RE: [Cscmail-devel] Virus Scanner

[Witness <bme...@ca...>]

> CSCmail is the wrong place because it won't benefit anyone who doesn't
> use CSCMail.

I don't think I would go so far as to say it is the wrong place.
Many clients - at least in Windows - allow for the client to use an external
virus scanner to determine if attachments and other content could pose a
risk to the system.  This would be beneficial to others not using CSCMail as
it would lessen the risk of passing on a virus in an attachment.  Sure it
would be done in the MTA, but not everyone uses one.

At least for the time being, I download my mail off of the school MTA's, and
I still check for virii myself - they have gotten through. ** I haven't had
the time to set up my own MTA yet, but will get to it hopefully in the near
future. **

In any case, having the option to execute an external virus scanner would be
useful, and is a worthy pursuit.  I'm not sure it is something we should
devote lots of time to, but if people want to help better the system by
adding frivolous items like this, then so be it!

Witness