* Andreas Schulze <s...@andreasschulze.de>: > Hello list, > > I use currently a non-dovecot pop3 proxy which has the ability > to scan all passing mails for viruses. And I like dovecot. > I have to combine both. > > One (and the only) idea is to call a virusscanner a shellscript, > installed as PostLoginScript. > > But I see multiple disadvantages: > 1. it's a shellscript which tents to be slow.
Why slow? All it needs to do is call the daemonized scanner. That's not too slow... > 2. it's called *on* the mailbox-host, not on a dedicated proxy Yep. > 3. I think it's slow and I dont't know howto measure. > 4. I thint it's slow. > 5. I think it's slow. > 6. I like a "Plan B" Try it. The hardest part is to only scan mails younger than "last scan". -- Ralf Hildebrandt Geschäftsbereich IT | Abteilung Netzwerk Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Campus Benjamin Franklin Hindenburgdamm 30 | D-12203 Berlin Tel. +49 30 450 570 155 | Fax: +49 30 450 570 962 ralf.hildebra...@charite.de | http://www.charite.de