Spamassassin RBL's

[Warren Block]

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007, Reko Turja wrote:

> IMHO mail gateway isn't the point of checking whether machines inside are 
> virus free or not. There should be other practises used on workstations 
> ensuring that the inside environment is virus free at any given moment.

It's impossible to guarantee that the LAN machines are virus-free at any 
given time, particularly if they run Windows or are portable and move in 
and out of the LAN.

The idea of virus-checking outgoing email isn't to tell whether LAN 
machines are infected, but to prevent abuse of other networks and 
possible loss of connectivity because a virus got through the first-line 
defenses.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA