GNU / Linux based Anti Virus Software!

[Rishi Gangoly]

> At 18:20 15/02/2002, you wrote:
> >Is MailScanner planning to get OpenAntiVirus to work as one for the
> >scanners?
>
> At some point, yes. However, I don't think it is urgent as I don't really
> believe that many large sites will trust their anti-virus support to an
> open-source project with voluntarily-supplied updates. The crucial bit in
> virus support these days is that you can get updates for your package
> within a few hours of a virus being seen in the wild for the first time,
> and I don't really believe that a voluntary project can achieve the sort
of
> speed you can manage by paying people to sit there all day writing virus
> updates.
> --
> Julian Field                Teaching Systems Manager


True, but what I'm most disappointed about all the Anti Virus companies is
that they charge for their Linux command line scanner per mailbox, which is
nuts.

I can't afford to pay for 800 mailboxes (and growing) on my Cobalt Domain
that I host with for all my customers. I am currently Virtual Hosting on the
Cobalt RaQ3 server for about 16 - 20 domains.

All Anti Virus companies have in their license agreements a clause saying
it's fine to use it for a Server but not for Mail Server (i.e. SMTP not
allowed)

If I use it to scan mailboxes, they want to DING us big time.

Is what I'm saying true?

My Customers can't afford to pay per mailbox.

What are your thoughts?

Regards

Rishi