GNU / Linux based Anti Virus Software!

[Rishi Gangoly]

So far RAV is the only one that appears to be per domain and not per user.

www.rav.ro

Rishi Gangoly
The Argon Company
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Chhatrapati Shivaji marg
Mumbai - 400039
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Evans" <sevans at FOUNDATION.SDSU.EDU>
To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: GNU / Linux based Anti Virus Software!


> My feeling is of course they charge per user.  I don't know of many
licensing schemes that don't charge per user.
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rishi Gangoly [mailto:rishi at THEARGONCOMPANY.COM]
> Sent: Sat 2/16/2002 6:56 AM
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: GNU / Linux based Anti Virus Software!
>
>
>
> > 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
>
>
>