Quoting "Jeffrey L. Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Quoting Vivek Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hi guys, > > > > Any recommendation for email anti-virus software ?? > > > > Thanks a bunch for your help.. > > > > amavisd-new and ClamAV (free in both senses) and H+BEDV's AntiVir and > F-Prot (both zero cost for personal, non-commercial use). All three > have programs to update the signature database (put them in a cron job). > > OpenAntiVirus (OAV) is free, written in Java, and updated > infrequently. ClamAv takes the OAV database as a starting point and > updates it frequently. Plus is is written in C (less memory and CPU > needed). > > If you were only going to run one, I'd pick AntiVir, F-Prot, and > ClamAV in descending order. However, each has caught a virus that the > other two missed. > > For commercial use, there are several good ones. RAV has just been > acquired by MicroSoft. It is considered likely that Linux support > will be dropped. License term are a major selling point. Licenses > can be per-user, per-server, or per-domain. > > Jeffrey > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Regarding virus protection under GNU/Linux in general, how essential is it? I'm a recent convert from the Microsoft world, where virus protection is essential. I've also heard reports that virus protection under GNU/Linux isn't as necessary, as the typical user has restricted privileges, as well as the fact that most viruses seem to target Microsoft systems. Any thoughts on this? (M) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
