---- Original Message ---- > From Raymond Norton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Monday, 09 Jun 2003, 16:56 > > I am trying to see how this is a benefit to run over sophos. > I need to cover 500 + mailboxes, so even a > few bucks per user is a big deal..
I think you've just found a benefit. I can't afford to run a commercial virus scanner on the mailing list server I run for a couploe of non-commercial reasons (eg for the benefit of my local Scout Group) ... however clamav should provide reasonable protection against members of the lists infecting each other via the messages to one of the lists. I don't need to disinfect the messages, I just want to make a reasonable attempt to stop infected ones being delivered to the intended victims^Wrecipients. The sender will see the bounce, disinfect their computer (with whatever anti-virus software they have, or purchase some if not) and send out a clean version themselves. It's not my job to clean the attachments, in fact that's entirely counter productive because it removes one of the immediate reasons that the sender would have for disinfecting themselves - and if the email isn't disinfected properly it would shift some of the reponsibility for the distribution of the virus onto me. I'm suspect that 90% of mailserver administrators probably have similar objectives. -- Stephen White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
