Want to learn about Mail Scanner

[Sampson, Aaron]

The nice thing about mail scanner (which I am new too as well) has been that there are a lot of different forums, a lot of good IT people responding to them and it is very customizable to meet your needs.  My suggestion to anyone learning MS is to do what I did which was create a VM load your OS on it like it was a live system and down load the programs and start to play with the different options.  The configuration file (/etc/mailscanner/mailscanner.conf) is laid out in such a way that it provides a pretty good explanation of what each option does or will do. I set up MS with spam assassin and Clam D.  We are a small company but have found a drastic decrease of spam and viruses coming through (which you can choose to whether or not to notify the end user on) before setting these up I had not even touched a Linux box or used terminal before so don’t just read about it, be about it and take the leap.

Then if you have questions or problems post again and the community can help you work out any bugs

-----Original Message-----
From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Technician
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 8:39 AM
To: 'MailScanner discussion'
Subject: RE: Want to learn about Mail Scanner

Hi Miguel / Payal / Everyone,

I've been an observer of Mailscanner list since 2009 and I guess would be in the same boat as Payal, but have not had the guts (like Payal has :-)) to put the question. Now that it's "out" and Miguel has replied with the "Go read all about it" ... :-)..it was funny and at the same time given me my cue to at least say something. Thanks Payal / Miguel. Now as Payal has also included in his question ...".. the basic things and files one should be aware of," ... I think I too would like to know.  :-)  any answers to this?
Should we get a hail-storm of meteos falling from the skies, in our little country, I'll know its from "mailscanner". :-)

Thanks

Ru



> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info [mailto:mailscanner- 
> bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Sampson, Aaron
> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 1:14 AM
> To: MailScanner discussion
> Subject: RE: Want to learn about Mail Scanner
> 
> Anyone know when Julian is going to come out with a new book, since 
> you brought it up.  The one online says it was updated in 07, there 
> has been a lot of version updates since then
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info [mailto:mailscanner- 
> bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Miguel Koren O'Brien de 
> Lacy
> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 7:25 AM
> To: mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info
> Subject: Re: Want to learn about Mail Scanner
> 
> Hi Payal,
> 
> There's a book about Mail Scanner:
> 
> See here: http://mailscanner.info/ (on the right)
> 
> Miguel
> 
> On 03/21/2012 07:06 AM, payalg at cdac.in wrote:
> >
> > Dear All,
> >
> >            I am new to mail scanner and want to learn about how it 
> > works, what are the basic things and files one should be aware of, 
> > what are rules and filters in mail scanner, how to write your own rules?
> >
> > Can you please suggest me a good source for it?
> >
> > Thanks and Regards,
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