RE: [cobalt-users] email scanning

[Rik Thomas <rikt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The best solution that we have found is made by X-stop.  They have smtp
filtering as well as nntp filter on top of the normal web filtering.  It
is by no means cheap, the server was around $2k and it is around $250 a
month for the filtering service, they update their filters once a day.
It sits, between your router and your dialed in users.  Also works behind
web servers and the like too.  http://www.xstop.com

procmail would work, you would have to use your system procmailrc to do it
and it would add a tremendous load on your servers if you are pushing any
appreciable amount of mail.  The recipe would be a hairy beast and then
you get into limited logic, breast or chicken breast which is bad and not.
procmail afaik will not do something like this.

Good luck.

On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, Dan wrote:

> 
> >
> > Dom Latter wrote:
> >
> > > I'd only go down this route if I *absolutely* had to.  Before I go into
> > > detail, let's take a step back:
> > >
> > > What is the problem that you are trying to address?
> >
> > In particular: Have you talked to your lawyers about it? Mail
> > surveillance could be considered illegal under wiretap acts or similar
> > legislation in many civilized places, and where there is a loophole for
> > it at all, it will require quite a lot of paperwork (like signed
> > statements of consent from anybody whose mail is to be subjected to
> > these scans) to keep you out of jail.
> >
> 
> Some businesses, that own the email accounts, etc. do scan for foul
> language. If an ISP offered this service, I'm sure many people would like to
> sign up for it. The servers are private property and hidden in the language
> of most ISP contracts is legal language covering something like this since
> servers do have to copy your private communications. As ISPs, (in the US),
> are not common carriers, they're not covered by the same laws.
> 
> Just guessing, but I would think Procmail might be able to handle it. I
> suppose you could provide email addresses of you@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and
> you@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and users could take their pick. I have no idea on how
> to set this up.
> 
> --
> Dan Kriwitsky
>  >
> 
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