Mail Scanning and Anti Virus

[Patrick Fleming EA]

I currently use Clam and Amavis in conjuction with sendmail. The most
difficult part was getting it configured right. The most current version
didn't want to build and I ended up using the most recent one behind that
at the time. Tracking down all the helper programs took some time as well.  
Clam/Amavis wants ZOO Unrar and a bunch of other unpacking utilites that I
did not have installed. In addition, I had to download and install a bunch
of perl modules.

As far as day to day use I have no complaints. The only minor complaint 
might be the number of viruse definitions, especially the newer ones, 
compared to PC-Cillin (in use on my Windows box) I have had a couple of 
viruses sneak by into my in box. But so far no infections running Redhat.

On Tue, 24 Jun 2003, Chris Cowan wrote:

> I currently evaluating a system to scan our email for Viruses and Spam. 
> I'm using Postfix and plan on using Amavis. I would like to hear about 
> your experiences with Virus/Spam scanners. Any suggestions would be 
> greatly appreciated.
> 
> I would prefer to us an open source solution like Clam Antivirus or 
> Open Source Antivirus. Has anyone used these scanners and what do you 
> think?
> 
> Chris Cowan
> 
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