Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 12:24:22 -0600 From: Scott Gerhardt <scott@g-it.ca> To: David Wolfskill <david@egation.com> Cc: isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Recommendation for "antivirus" software (MTA is qmail) Message-ID: <074A59C7-50F6-11D8-804F-000393801C60@g-it.ca> In-Reply-To: <20040127181820.GJ323@frecnocpc2.noc.egation.com> References: <20040127181820.GJ323@frecnocpc2.noc.egation.com>
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On Jan 27, 2004, at 12:18 PM, David Wolfskill wrote: > 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) > > Peace, > david > -- > David H. Wolfskill david@egation.com > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-isp@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-isp-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > Note: RAV AntiVirus has been purchased/acquired by Microsoft. I would suspect that Microsoft will utilize the RAV engine for Windows products and discontinue support for all UNIX implementations.
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