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msys.symantec_beik.scan

Last updated March 2020

Name

msys.symantec_beik.scan — Scan using BEIK

Synopsis

msys.symantec_beik.scan(msg, vctx);

msg: userdata, ec_message type
vctx: userdata, validate_context type

Description

Use this function to scan email. You must load and correctly configure the beik module before using this function. Be sure to load the beik module in passive mode by setting Enabled to false. For details, see “beik – Symantec Brightmail™ Engine Integration Kit”.

It can be invoked in the data, spool, or each_rcpt phases, and it will not work at the connect, ehlo, mailfrom, or rcptto phases.

Enable this function with the statement require('msys.symantec_beik');.

It takes the following parameters;

  • msg – Email to be scanned

  • vctx – Validation context

This function returns a tuple with the following members:

  • code – Scan result. Returned values are numeric BEIK codes.

  • beik_destination – Where the email should go. Returned values are tracker, inbox, and is-spam.

  • is_default – Returned value is 0 or 1. When 1 is returned, the mail should be dispatched to its original destination.

  • tracker – String suitable for use as a header.

require("msys")
require("msys.core")
require("msys.symantec_beik")

local mod = {}
function mod:validate_data(msg, accept, vctx)
  print ("type(msg)", msys.type(msg))
  print ("type(accept)", msys.type(accept))
  print ("type(vctx)", msys.type(vctx))
  local a, b, is_default, tracker = msys.symantec_beik.scan(msg, vctx)
  if a == 0 then
    print("Error found: ", b)
    return msys.core.VALIDATE_DONE
  else
    print("return code:", a)
    print("beik_destination:", b)
    print ("beik_is_default:", is_default)
    print("beik_tracker:", tracker)
    return msys.core.VALIDATE_CONT
  end
end
msys.registerModule("test_beik", mod);

Note: When the first returned value is 0, an error has occurred. The second return value contains the error message.

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