Re: Using Perl to help remove Nimda

Altho I applaud for using Perl to solve this one, if the mailserver had an MTA-linked virusscanner installed (there are quite a few out there; MIMESweeper's comes to mind), there wouldn't be a problem :| I do know that for some smaller companies, purchasing AV software for their MTA can be quite expensive, but there are cheap/free ones too.
Again, ++ for using Perl :)

Greetz
Beatnik
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Re: Re: Using Perl to help remove Nimda by rob_au (Abbot) on Dec 05, 2001 at 05:03 UTC
I agree wholeheartedly - As it is late yesterday afternoon, as all of this was unfolding, the managing director of the company gave me the okay to organise the purchase and installation of an updated copy of the MTA and anti-virus plug-in for the mail server. This decisive move, although welcomed, was certainly unforeseen from this company prior to this event. (I still haven't gotten them to move these servers across to a *NIX platform - but one step at a time ...) ;-) `perl -e 's&&rob@cowsnet.com.au&&&split/[@.]/&&s&.com.&_&&&print'`	[reply]

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Re: Re: Using Perl to help remove Nimda
by rob_au (Abbot) on Dec 05, 2001 at 05:03 UTC

(I still haven't gotten them to move these servers across to a *NIX platform - but one step at a time ...)

;-)

perl -e 's&&rob@cowsnet.com.au&&&split/[@.]/&&s&.com.&_&&&print'

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