Pmf

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pmf - Procmail's MIME filter

Description

pmf is a Perl program for filtering e-mail. Program decompose e-mail into parts check each part using preinstalled filters to determine if e-mail contains forbiden attachments (like win32 executabled and script files). It use 'score' method to determine dengerous level of e-mail.

Features

• Open Source
• Easyest way for intergration into mail system bases on procmail localmailer
• Available filters:
  • DangerosHTMLtags - Detects attached htmls files with potencial possibilies to execute some code by IE;
  • ForbiddenExtensions - Check for forbided extension;
  • Win32Executable - Check if file is win32 executable;
  • ZIPList - Check file list of attached ZIP-archive;
  • WhiteListFrom - exception for 'trusted' senders;
  • WhiteListTo - exception for 'smart' recipient;

Downloads

Version 0.93 (2004-12-18 16:00)

• 1. Download: pmf-0.93.tar.bz2
• 2. Changelog:
  • 1. Added latin-symbols-only link creation to saved attached files to prevent fail of e xternal programs to read files with non-8-bit symbols
  • 2. Modified filters checking order. Now system begin to check files from filters with lowest SCORE and system stop checking after global SCORE is bigger 0.0. This could save a time to determine if mail is dengerous (a bit of optimization)

Version 0.92 (2004-12-18 01:20)

• 1. Download: pmf-0.92.tar.bz2
• 2. Changelog:
  • 1. Added filters/KAV.pm - Kaspersky's Antivirus Connectivity
  • 2. Added appropriate configuration section

Version 0.91 (2004-12-17)

• 1. Download: pmf-0.91.tar.bz2
• 2. Changelog:
  • 1. Added syslog facility
  • 2. Added appropriate configuration section

Version 0.90 (2004-12-11)

• 1. Download: pmf-0.90.tar.bz2
• 2. Changelog:
  • 1. Code reengeniering of procmail-mimefilter.pl
  • 2. Flexible reconfigration throw the pmf.conf