AVS_DROP_SPAM

Two AVS-specific options, AVS_DROP_SPAM and AVS_DROP_VIRUS, are available to deal with mail flooding that may result from a mail-bombing attack on a LISTSERV site protected by an external LISTSERV Anti-Virus Station (AVS).

AVS_DROP_SPAM=1
AVS_DROP_VIRUS=1

Both options, which default to 0, can be set to 1 to tell an AVS server to discard messages if they turn out to be spam or infected with a virus. The normal behavior is to return the message to the primary LISTSERV instance, which can then log it and decide what to do with it. In the case where the primary instance is configured to drop the message, it may be more efficient to drop it at the AVS.

Please note that this works only with mail submitted to an AVS server. It does not have any effect on mail scanned locally.



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