Mailman and MailScanner

[Doc Schneider]

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Julian,

All the lists are set to not allow attachments. I do that specifically
to avoid sending virus payloads to unsuspecting list members. I'll,
however, look into another virus scanner to use. Using ClamAV right now,
any suggestions?

Thanks,

-Doc


Julian Field wrote:
> One more thing: use more than 1 virus scanner. A total failure in your
> incoming scanning will distribute viruses to your list subscribers. You
> should use 2 or 3 scanners so that they don't fail together.
>
> Stephen Swaney wrote:
>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On
>>> Behalf Of Doc Schneider
>>> Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 11:43 AM
>>> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
>>> Subject: Mailman and MailScanner
>>>
>>> I run a lot of mailing lists here--using Mailman 2.1.4--and am seriously
>>> thinking of adding MailScanner to the box that hosts them.
>>>
>>> Anyone else doing this and any "gotchas" you can pass along?
>>>
>>> Also going to be using the new Spamassassin 3.0.3 w/SQL bayes on it. Am
>>> running 2.64 currently and doing some procmail magic to keep the spam
>>> down to a minimum.
>>>
>>> TIA,
>>>
>>> -Doc
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> We have a setup exactly like you are proposing. It works well with no
>> real
>> issues.
>>
>> My only concern would be capacity / loading but that is more of a Mailman
>> issue. Our list server is a system mostly dedicated to running
>> Mailman. It
>> has no real mailboxes so the only email is junk and email destined for
>> Mailman. This is a pretty light load for MailScanner and SpamAssassin.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> Steve Swaney
>> President
>> Fortress Systems Ltd.
>> Phone: 202 338-1670
>> Cell: 202 352-3262
>> www.fsl.com
>> steve.swaney at fsl.com
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