[pmmail-list] Filtering with POPFile

[John Swartzentruber]

On Mon, 08 Sep 2003 10:15:40 -0500, Dave wrote:

>>One contrary consideration, however.  Since the recent spate of mass
>>emailing viruses was announced, I took out all my magnets for friends
>>who use Outlook and Exchange servers since they cannot control whether
>>or not they are sending infected messages to me ...
>>
>> - - Phil
>
>This is a very good point I hadn't considered.  It makes my decision
>difficult, because I really like the magnets.  I'll ask my friends
>if they use Outlook or Exchange, and perhaps demagnetize them if
>so.

But is this sufficient? What if they aren't using Outlook, but are in
the address book of someone who is? Couldn't they be spoofed as the
sender and still be processed as a magnet?



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