Re: [SLUG] Mid-DATA spam/AV detection considered harmful [Was: Virus scanning bounce strategy]

[Jeff Waugh <jdub@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<quote who="Jeff Waugh">

> > If we're going to scan our emails for spam/viruses, is there any _real_
> > disadvantage to doing this at SMTP time?
> 
> Yes - it's viciously unreliable.

Oh, as well as being overkill for the common case.

- Jeff

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