Recommendation for "antivirus" software (MTA is qmail)

[Alexandr Kovalenko]

Hello, Mustafa N. Deeb!

On Sat, Jan 31, 2004 at 12:59:59PM +0200, you wrote:

> How does their license work?

You can use evaluation license for free and it is enough to check and
reject infected mail. So it is free in common way.

But I've heard that ClamAV making big success and I consider trying it.

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Mustafa N. Deeb
> Technical Director
> Palnet Communications Ltd.
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> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-isp at freebsd.org
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Edward Shabotinsky
> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 4:42 PM
> To: isp at freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: Recommendation for "antivirus" software (MTA is qmail)
> 
> Running Dr.Web with qmail-ldap for allmost 3 years on fbsd - no problem
> over
> 10000 mail accounts.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "ap296" <ap296 at pzinternet.com>
> To: <isp at freebsd.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 02:55
> Subject: RE: Recommendation for "antivirus" software (MTA is qmail)
> 
> 
> >
> > Consider outsourcing to a professional organization that can keep up
> with
> > updates and trends which constantly change -- that specialize in this
> sort
> > of thing.
> >
> > I recommend www.postini.com
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-freebsd-isp at freebsd.org
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp at freebsd.org]
> > On Behalf Of David Wolfskill
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 10:18 AM
> > To: isp at freebsd.org
> > Subject: Recommendation for "antivirus" software (MTA is qmail)
> >
> >
> > My boss, who persists in using a M$-based desktop, wants me to install
> > an "antivirus solution" on our mail server.  In fairness, he also
> wants
> > to reduce the expose to (and from) our customers (many of whom also
> run
> > such systems).
> >
> > The MTA we currently use is qmail on a system running FreeBSD 4.8.
> > As far as I can tell, that is for its ease of integration with
> > vpopmail.  As far as this message is concerned, I am being agnostic
> > with respect to the choice of qmail for the MTA; it was made prior
> > to the start of my tenure here, and I am unwilling to make a change
> > if I believe that the result will not be worth the effort and
> > disruption.
> >
> > A small bit of background:  my employer is a nascent ISP, with a fair
> > amount of emphasis on use of wireless (well, radio) technology.
> >
> > It would be useful to be able to also get some spam-avoidance
> capability
> > along with this.  That said, several of our salient resources are
> limited.
> >
> > A quick look around the Web shows some plausible-looking contenders;
> > what I seek are real-life experiences with these (or similar)
> products,
> > or other aspects that may not be immediately obvious from reading the
> > promotional material on the Web sites:
> >
> > * qmail-scanner, clamav, and spamassassin
> >
> http://clamav.elektrapro.com/doc/FreeBSD-HowTo/qmail-scanner-how-to.html
> >
> > * Dr.Web for UNIX systems
> >   http://www.dials.ru/english/dsav_toolkit/drwebunix.htm
> >   [Also at http://www.advancedforce.com/antivirus/av_unixms.html ?]
> >
> > * RAV AntiVirus
> >   http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/isp.php
> >
> > * Vexira Antivirus for Mail servers FreeBSD edition
> >
> http://www.ti.com.pl/antivirus.php?s=vexira&d=products&w=details&pid=8
> >
> > * AntiVir
> >   http://www.hbedv.com/
> >
> > * Sophos PureMessage
> >   http://www.sophos.com/products/pm/
> >
> > Each of the above (save the first) appears to be a commercial product.
> > We are open -- in principle -- to any solution, whether free or fee.
> >
> > Thanks! (in advance)

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