[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have a rather pointed question for the mailing-list. I currently manage a dedicated RedHat 9 Linux system for a non-profit. This system comes pre-installed with Qmail and Spam Assassin which is managed or configured via Plesk (web-based) management tool. I have decided to try implementing ClamAv into this configuration because we are starting to see a steady flow of email with viral attachments. I have followed all of the instructions on installing ClamAv and the system works fine in getting nightly updates and also I can run it as a command-line tool which also works great. I have scanned all of their stored emails and found many that contained viruses.Not a silly question. We're not all in a position of absolute control over the systems we manage, and sometimes have the things dumped on us, even though we have little knowledge of how they work. I find it irritating when people disregard that.
With that said, I would like to find a way of integrating this with qmail to scan all incoming and outgoing emails. My problem is that I also do not want to disturb or mess up the pre-installed qmail configuration preventing a person from using Plesk for management in the future. I know that the pre-installed configuration of qmail has some means of shelling out and testing the emails for spam because spam assassin is also installed, but I do not know where to start to look for this. I was wondering is anyone here has installed ClamAV on a dedicated 1and1.com system where qmail was pre-installed with success, and if not, if there are any other ways of scanning emails without having to install or configure the qmail-scanner tool?
That said, a very bright guy by the name of Erwin Hoffman has written some excellent programs for qmail, at least one of which I know allows you to integrate ClamAV scanning with it, without the need to patch qmail at all! See http://www.fehcom.de/qmail/qmail.html. Specifically, look at qmvc. I hope it can work for you.
Also, visit http://www.qmail.org. It has a very comprehensive listing of the many add-ons and patches people have written for qmail. Lots of people have written AV systems for qmail, so you'll probably be able to find something there. Join the qmail mailing list at http://cr.yp.to/qmail.html for additional help.
Wouldn't hurt to read this first: http://pyropus.ca/personal/writings/12-steps-to-qmail-list-bliss.html and this: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
I'm not implying anything here at all. The qmail list can be rather--uh...terse, to put it politely--and I'm just pointing out two docs people often get referred to after posting their first question.
HTH, Ted _______________________________________________ http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
