> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag > von Steven Stern > Bereitgestellt: Mittwoch, 02. Juni 2004 18:54 > Bereitgestellt in: Clamav > Unterhaltung: [Clamav-users] Comparison clamav with other > anti virus software > Betreff: Re: [Clamav-users] Comparison clamav with other anti > virus software > > > On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 17:33:30 +0200, "Clamav" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Hello! > >We are using clamav and clamav-milter on our mail gateway > together with > >sendmail and it works perfectly - I'm really happy with it > and think it > >is a great piece of software. I would be interested in differences > >between clamav and commercial available anti virus software for our > >configuration (means only for mail scanning). Are there > >differences/advantages between clamav and other products? Are there > >types of viruses not detected by clamav but by other products? > > > >I'm interested in this point because some people think that free > >software must have disadvantages compared to commercial available > >software. > > > > > Just a couple of points based on having run Symantec > AntiVirus on an Exchange > server: > > 1. Support: Support from Symantec was non-existent. It was > impossible to get anyone on the phone. Email support was > slow. Support for Clam is excellent. Every problem I've had > has been answered quickly and thoroughly on this list. > > 2. Definition updates: Symantec's Live Update would fetch > definitions when they were available, but Live Update is > limited to once-a-week or big events. You have to write and > schedule batch files to get daily updates. Clam's team > produces updates frequently and the Freshclam tool makes it > easy to get updated definitions. > > 3. Cost. I paid something several thousand dollars for the > mail server portion of Symantec. Were I using Clam on a > commercial system, I would pay for it, but I'd pay on what I > perceived its value to be, not on the "what the traffic will > bear" basis used by Symantec. > -- > Steve
Thank you for the info. Does one of the developer know about performance/implementation differences to other products? Wolfgang ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the new InstallShield X. >From Windows to Linux, servers to mobile, InstallShield X is the one installation-authoring solution that does it all. Learn more and evaluate today! http://www.installshield.com/Dev2Dev/0504 _______________________________________________ Clamav-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clamav-users
