email attack

[Jason Joines]

Roger Oberholtzer wrote:

> If I add it so that my procmail rule file is the following, all my e-mail
> goes away:
> 
>   :0 B:
>   *
>   ^ZGUuDQ0KJAAAAAA[line too long]qxgG59sgBLerGAdL1zAEA6sYBWPXV
>   /dev/null
> 
>   :0:
>   ./
> 
> (I shortened the rule line in this message because of line wrap
> suspicions.)
> 
> If I have only my original rule (below) all is fine:
> 
>   :0:
>   ./
> 
> Someone hit me upside the head.
> 
> I entered the rule EXACTLY as in the suggestion. But, perhaps, the ^Z line
> should really be on the previous line after the '*' ?? I can't really play
> with this as lost messages are lost business.


Yes, it should be:

:0 B:
* ^ZGUuDQ0KJAAAAAAAAAB...long_line
/dev/null