--- ../MailScanner-install-4.32.4.orig/docs/man/MailScanner.conf.5.html Wed Jul 28 13:28:57 2004 +++ docs/man/MailScanner.conf.5.html Wed Jul 28 13:29:22 2004 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + @@ -220,7 +220,25 @@ headers.
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+ Max Children |
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+ Default: 5 + +MailScanner uses your server efficiently by running several identical processes at the same time, all processing mail. This is the number of these processes to run at once. Turning this figure will optimise the performance of your @@ -497,7 +515,31 @@ To avoid resource leaks the MailScanner parent process stops and restarts its child processes from time to time. -Set the amount of seconds ea"top" align="left"> +Set the amount of seconds each child process is supposed to +live here. + |
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+ MTA + |
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+ Default: sendmail + |
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MailScanner works with sendmail and exim. Since the queue @@ -730,7 +772,20 @@ If you want processes running under the same *group* as MailScanner to be able to read the quarantined files (and -list what is in the directories, of course), set to 06="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> +list what is in the directories, of course), set to 0640. If +you want *all* other users to be able to read them, set to +0644. For a detailed description, if you’re not +already familiar with it, refer to ‘man 2 +chmod‘. Typical use: let the webserver have access to +the files so users can download them if they really want to. +Use with care, you may well open security holes. + |
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File Command |
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+ Default: /usr/bin/file + +Where the "file" command is installed. This is +used for checking the content type of files, regardless of +their filename. To disable Filetype checking, set this value +to blank. + |
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@@ -1216,7 +1286,23 @@ | |
- Default: /usr/l100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" + Default: /usr/local/Sophos/ide + +The directory (or a link to it) containing all the Sophos +*.ide files. This is only used by the "sophossavi" +virus scanner, and is irrelevant for all other scanners. + |
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+ Sophos Lib Dir |
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@@ -1303,7 +1389,8 @@ kaspersky−4.5, kavdaemonclient, inoculate, inoculan, nod32, nod32−1.99, f−secure, f−prot, panda, rav, antivir, clamav, clamavmodule, css, trend, -norman, avg, vexira, none (no virus scanning at all) +norman, avg, vexira, none (no virus scanning at all). This +*cannot* be the filename of a ruleset. |
Still Deliver Silent Viruses
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+ Default: no + +If this is set to yes then disinfected messsages that +originally contained one of the "silent" viruses +will still be delivered to the original recipients, even +those addresses were chosen at random by the infected PC and +do not correspond to anything a user intended to send. Set +this to yes so that your users (and your management) appreciate how much MailScanner is doing to protect them, but set it to no if they complain a lot about receiving lots of virus warnings. @@ -1710,7 +1816,32 @@ |
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+ • + |
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+ yes => Allow these tags to be in the message + |
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+ • + |
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+ no => Ban messages containing these tags + |
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• @@ -2009,7 +2140,24 @@Default: no Do you want to allow <Form> tags in email messages? -This is a bad idea as these are used as order=0 rules="none" frame="void" +This is a bad idea as these are used as scams to pursuade +people to part with credit card information and other +personal data. This can also be the filename of a +ruleset. + |
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+ Filename Rules |
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@@ -2244,7 +2392,23 @@ example of each of which is contained in the supplied sample file. - |
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+ Deleted Bad Content Message Report |
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+ Default: +/%reports−dir%/deleted.content.message.txt This report is sent when a message is deleted because it contained bad or dangerous content. A few variable @@ -2484,7 +2648,23 @@ |
Default: X−MailScanner: -Extra header that should be added to all scanned me cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> + Extra header that should be added to all scanned messages +to show they have been scanned. You might want to add an +abbreviation of your site name to this, so that you can find +headers that are added by your MailScanner server. + |
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+ |
+ Spam Header |
+
@@ -2737,7 +2917,24 @@ SpamAssassin score. This means that people who only filter on the "Spam Stars" will still be able to catch messages which receive a very low SpamAssassin score. Set -this valdth="78%"> +this value to 0 to disable it. This can also be the filename +of a ruleset. + | +
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+ Clean header Value |
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Default: Found to be clean This is the text that is added to the "Mail @@ -2977,7 +3174,23 @@ E−Mail Service Provider for details This supplies the text that is placed in the "Mail -Header" of messages that have not been scanned, if"0" cellpadding="0"> +Header" of messages that have not been scanned, if the +option "Mark Unscanned Messages" is set. It is a +useful place to advertise your MailScanner service to new +customers/clients. + |
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+ Deliver Cleaned Messages |
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@@ -3227,7 +3440,23 @@ | |
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+ Default: {Virus?} + +This is the text inserted at the start of the +"Subject:" line if the "Filename Modify +Subject" option is set. + |
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@@ -3483,7 +3712,22 @@ format suitable for most Unix mail systems. These files must already exist since MailScanner will not create them! - |
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+ Send Notices |
- Spam D be defined in the "Spam List + Spam Domain List |
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+ Default: + +This provides a space−separated list of "Spam +Lists" (or RBL’s or DNSBL’s) which are +checked for each message. These lists are based on the +domain name of the sender address of each message. Every +list used here must be defined in the "Spam List Definitions" file mentioned above. |
SpamAssassin is quite slow when processing very large messages. To work round this problem, this option provides a -maximum size for messages that are processed"> +maximum size for messages that are processed with +SpamAssassin. Most real spam is usually less than about +50,000 bytes per message.
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+ Required Spam Assassin Score |
+
Default: 6 @@ -4216,7 +4490,24 @@If you are using the Bayesian statistics engine on a busy server, you may well need to force a Bayesian database -rebuild and expiry at regular intervals. This is measuth="22%"> |
+rebuild and expiry at regular intervals. This is measures in
+seconds. 24 hours = 86400 seconds. To disable this feature
+set this to 0.
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+ Wait During Bayes Rebuild |
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Default: no @@ -4502,7 +4793,23 @@ |
Recipient Spam Report |
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+ Default: +%reports−dir%/recipient.spam.report.txt + +If you use the ’notify’ Spam Action or High +Scoring Spam Action then this is the location of the +notification message that is sent to the original recipients +of the message. + |
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