Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 22:41:41 -0900 From: "W.D.McKinney" <dee@akwireless.net> To: isp@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Recommendation for "antivirus" software (MTA is qmail) Message-ID: <1076398901.7637.89.camel@papa.wdm.com> In-Reply-To: <054c01c3efb1$874a01d0$8d00000a@felfel> References: <054c01c3efb1$874a01d0$8d00000a@felfel>
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On Mon, 2004-02-09 at 23:40, Mustafa N. Deeb wrote: > I'm using ClamAV right now, and it is good > Some small issue with .zip files, sometimes > We run clamav on our MTA server and yes, we resorted to blocking .zip's when mydoom hit. But thankfully we had a Barracuda which stopped it. Dee > If you had thousands of clients using Outlook, and they got hit with > Mydoom for example, it will fill the mailq with huge amounts of infected > Emails. > > Would milter based Antivirus be the solution to Blocking Clients > Connections? > > Cheers > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Mustafa N. Deeb > Technical Director > Palnet Communications Ltd. > Tel: +970-2-2403434 > Fax: +970-2-2403430 > www.palsms.com > www.paltime.net > www.palnet.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alexandr Kovalenko [mailto:never@nevermind.kiev.ua] > Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 1:56 PM > To: Mustafa N. Deeb > Cc: 'Edward Shabotinsky'; isp@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Recommendation for "antivirus" software (MTA is qmail) > > 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. > > Tel: +970-2-2403434 > > Fax: +970-2-2403430 > > www.palsms.com > > www.paltime.net > > www.palnet.com > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-isp@freebsd.org > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Edward Shabotinsky > > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 4:42 PM > > To: isp@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@pzinternet.com> > > To: <isp@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@freebsd.org > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@freebsd.org] > > > On Behalf Of David Wolfskill > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 10:18 AM > > > To: isp@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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