SV: Pop3 Proxy

[Mike Kercher]

You should consider a managed corporate AV solution at the desktop.  I use
Symantec AV on servers and workstations.  Workstation AV installations are
managed by the server and updated by the server.  The price is right
too...about $30 a seat or so if I'm not mistaken.

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf
Of Gary Morgan
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 5:41 PM
To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Re: SV: Pop3 Proxy


Yes, we do run client based AV however I don't trust anybody to keep up to
date on their virus definitions.  I would just like to be able to manage it
from a server standpoint, instead of managing so many clients. .


On Thu, 2003-05-22 at 04:31, Anders Andersson, IT wrote:
> > -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> > Från: Gary Morgan [mailto:gary.morgan at ASOLUTIONS.COM]
> > Skickat: den 22 maj 2003 10:56
> > Till: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > Ämne: OT: Pop3 Proxy
> > 
> > 
> > Yesterday I had a mass mailing virus get into the office.  At
> > first I was quite surprised that it made it past Mailscanner. 
> >  I haven't seen a single virus in months (since I first 
> > installed Mailscanner).  After some investigation I found 
> > that it originated from someone in the office who was 
> > checking an external pop3 account.
> 
> Does that mean you dont antivirus on the client computers.... if your 
> CTO dont wanna secure his net at least get him to install AV programs 
> on the clients.....  or block outgoing smtp on the FW. At least that 
> will save the rest of the world from your CTO  ;)
> 
> 
> > 
> > My first reaction was to block all external pop3 connections
> > at the firewall.  My CT0 wasn't happy with that solution.  He 
> > thought it would cause to much of a disruption.  I had 
> > considered installing a pop3 proxy on each client machine 
> > (similar to Spam Assassign pro).  However that involves too 
> > much client configuration.  So my next idea was to setup a 
> > transparent pop3 proxy which would run some type of virus 
> > protection, and possibly a spam filter.
> > 
> > Does anyone know of such an application?  Or has anyone used
> > such an application either currently or in the past?  Reviews?
> > 
> > Julian have you ever thought of creating such an application?
> >  It would be great to have the same protection from external 
> > pop3 servers as I do on my own mail server.
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Gary Morgan
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> > 


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