> Hi, we are using the f-prot virus scanner to scan all incoming email through > our mail server. > > As far as I know it is free for non profit use. > > Just check on google for f-prot for Linux. > > It's not open source unfortunatly but it seems to run under Debian quite > well. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kirk Ismay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Jason Lim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <debian-isp@lists.debian.org> > Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 5:53 AM > Subject: Re: Antivirus setup? > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jason Lim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Vector" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: <debian-isp@lists.debian.org> > > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 12:15 PM > > Subject: Re: Antivirus setup? > > > > > > > Dear Vec, > > > > > > It would make sense that a number of us ISPs and hosting companies got > > > together and helped on of these antivirus initiatives. > > > > > > While we have no choice but to use a commercial antivirus product on our > > > Web Hosting and email servers, some of our clients, such as the school > > > (which is why I am investigating this) and non-profits cannot afford to > > > buy these expensive products. > > > > > > They don't have to be REALLY great... but at least detect the most > common > > > virus going around and block/rename them. > > > > > > I looked at Openantivirus... runs in Java.... I can see performance > going > > > down the drain because the school's mail server is only a 586 with 128M > > > (or was it 64M) of ram...and they also run a small internal website for > > > teachers on it. So it obviously isn't any beefy server. > > > > > > Jason > > > http://www.zentek-international.com/ > > > > > > > There is a free version of Trend Micro's virus scanner at: > > ftp://ftp.antivirus.com/products/freetools/ > > > > You can download the latest pattern file and scan engine library for it > from > > their web site. I was able to use it to build trophie & virge found here: > > > > http://www.vanja.com/tools/ > > > > Virge integrates with procmail to scan messages during mail delivery, > though > > I haven't actually deployed this yet. (Just started playing with it > > yesterday) Trophie on its own will detect klez, hybris, etc even in mime > > encoded files. > > > > Sincerely, > > -- > > Kirk Ismay > > System Administrator & Debian User > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >
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