Charlot, Firmin wrote:
> Hi Brian,
> Thanks for explanation on what's going on behind the scenes. It makes
> sense to me. Even thought I was notified <per message below), I am
> really not affected because I really don't have any filters - just the
> shell of a filter. Therefore, I don't need to take any steps.
> Is that a fair assessment?
>
> Firm.
>
That is a fair assessment. :)
./brm
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Brian Martinez
> Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 10:22 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Incorrect Warning About Mail Filters
>
> Chris Wolf wrote:
>
>> I just received the warning from ATS (below) that I am using filters
>>
> on
>
>> old.mail.msu.edu. I did not believe that I have any filters, so I
>>
> logged on
>
>> to old.mail.msu.edu to check. When I go to the Filters screen, the
>>
> heading
>
>> "Existing mail filters:" is followed by an empty box, as I expected.
>>
>> Have others received an incorrect warning about this? I have used
>>
> filters on
>
>> MSU mail in the past, but have not had any for a couple of years.
>>
> Does this
>
>> somehow cause the false warning for my account?
>>
>>
> Chris,
>
> The warning is technically *not* incorrect. We generated the list of
> "mail filter users" based on the mere presence of a .mailfilter file. If
>
> you've ever had a filter then you were on the list. When you delete
> filter rules, the shell of the rule remains. It looks like this:
>
> [log in to unmask]
> import SENDER
> if ($SENDER eq "")
> {
> SENDER=$FROM
> }
>
> to "./Maildir/."
>
>
> That tells it to "filter" every message intended for you (if you happen
> to be "sparty") into your main Inbox. We cannot open up ever single
> .mailfilter file for two reasons. First and foremost, because of the
> AUP, but also because it would be too daunting of a task. There are over
>
> 9,000 mailfilters in place and there are five of us working here right
> now.
>
> Hope that helps.
> ./brm
>
>
