OT: Email server configuration(s)

[Scott Silva]

Julian Field spake the following on 9/28/2006 12:35 AM:
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> Dhawal Doshy wrote:
>>> Billy A. Pumphrey wrote:
>>>> This is far off topic, but please give me some feedback to which is the
>>>> best way for a few things.  Plus I have a problem.
>>>>
>>>> System Info:
>>>> OS - CentOS, the latest of about 6 months ago.  I don't know how to get
>>>> the version for it
>>> cat /etc/redhat-release
>>>
>>> [snip]
>>>
>>>> 2.  Hostname/Domain/DMZ
>>>> Is the best way to setup a mail server to put it in a DMZ and have the
>>>> host name and domain name be something like: WoodenMS2.woodmaclaw.com?
>>> no comments
>>>
>>>> 3.  How many people use MailScanner to scan/archive outgoing email?  I
>>>> use it as a gateway to the exchange server.  It has never occurred to me
>>>> to use it for outgoing mail, but for policy sakes it would be nice to
>>>> archive the email.  (approved policy)  I have not clue on where to start
>>>> for setting this up.  
>>> An outgoing MS server will help you:
>>> 1. Enforce uniform policies for outgoing mails (filename/filetype checks)
>>> 2. More importantly check outgoing mails for viruses (can be 
>>> embarrassing to have an infected machine sending viruses to your 
>>> customers)
> In somewhere like the USA, I wouldn't be surprised if someone receiving 
> a virus from you won't sue you for technical negligence, by letting it 
> happen.
Sad, isn't it? We seem to have more lawyers than doctors!

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