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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000'>Julian,<br><br>You rock.<br><br>The lack of config DB support is the only thing (imo) that has made mailscanner not seem like an enterprise class application.<br><br>Kudos on implementing this, we will definitely be testing and feedback.<br><br>Regards,<br>David<br><br><hr><b>From: </b>"Julian Field" <MailScanner@ecs.soton.ac.uk><br><b>To: </b>"MailScanner discussion" <mailscanner@lists.mailscanner.info>, "MailScanner-Announce mailing list list" <mailscanner-announce@lists.mailscanner.info><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, June 3, 2010 2:55:31 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>MailScanner ANNOUNCE: New MailScanner Database connector<br><br>To develop our new BarricadeMX Plus application, we needed to extend the <br>capabilities of MailScanner to allow MailScanner to read its <br>configuration from a DBI compatible data source such as MySQL, <br>PostgreSQL, Oracle, MS SQL, SQLite. This new feature, ConfigSQL, was <br>necessary to allow the slave servers in a cluster to use a replicated <br>database, instead of files, to store all configuration data.<br><br>Now that BarricadeMX Plus has been completed, tested and released, we <br>have donated this code to the MailScanner Open Source Repository so it <br>is now available for testing the in the latest MailScanner Beta 4.80.7.<br><br>The new module works by overriding the values already read from <br>MailScanner.conf so you do not have to supply all possible values unless <br>you want to. You can also mix regular file-based rulesets with database <br>rulesets but not on the same configuration item. A more detailed <br>description of how to use ConfigSQL along with examples will be included <br>with the release notes for the next MailScanner Beta and and on our web <br>site: http://www.fsl.com/images/docs/mailscanner_configsql_documentation.pdf<br><br>A complete list of all the Proprietary Fort Systems Ltd. Products includes:<br><br>MailScanner GOLD rpm repository (Beta):<br>---------------------------------------<br>http://www.fsl.com/index.php/barricademx/mailscanner-repository/mailscanner-beta<br><br>This is a free Yum repository for Red Hat and CentOS 5 i386 and x86_64 <br>only. It typically contains the latest MailScanner Beta rpm along with <br>rpms for SpamAssassin (plus DCC, Razor, DKIM, SPF, IP-Country and <br>Rule2XS plug-ins), ClamAV and all Perl module dependencies.<br><br><br>MailScanner GOLD rpm repository (Production):<br>---------------------------------------------<br>http://www.fsl.com/index.php/barricademx/mailscanner-repository/mailscanner-production<br><br>This is our production Yum repository for Red Hat and CentOS 5 i386 and <br>x86_64 only. It contains the latest MailScanner production release rpms <br>that have passed testing in the Beta repository along with rpms for <br>SpamAssassin (plus DCC, Razor, DKIM, SPF, IP-Country and Rule2XS <br>plug-ins), ClamAV and all Perl module dependencies, approximately 70 <br>rpms in total. Keeping MailScanner, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, all related <br>applications and the operating system fully up to date is now as simple <br>as running `yum update`.<br><br><br>BarricadeMX:<br>------------<br>http://www.fsl.com/index.php/barricademx/barricademx<br><br>Provides a simple, inexpensive, low maintenance, standalone anti-spam <br>and anti-virus solution. It may also be used with MailScanner to <br>substantially increase the capacity of the gateway and improve the <br>accuracy of spam detection. Its features include:<br><br>· A small and very efficient multi-threaded C program that replaces your <br>MTA on port 25 and can handle thousands of simultaneous connections on a <br>single CPU system.<br><br>· Simple intuitive web interface is provided for configuration and <br>statistics.<br><br>· BarricadeMX calls spamd and clamd during the DATA phase of the SMTP <br>conversation so no quarantine required. Spam and Viruses are detected <br>(and rejected) before the SMTP conversation is completed.<br><br>· Multiple gateways are easily clustered using peer-to-peer cache sharing.<br><br>· Very simple to install, use and maintain.<br><br><br>BarricadeMX Plus:<br>-----------------<br>Product Information: <br>http://www.fsl.com/index.php/barricademx/barricademx-plus/information<br>Video Demos: <br>http://www.fsl.com/index.php/barricademx/barricademx-plus/support<br><br>Packages together MailScanner an BarricadeMX with a new MailWatch like <br>web based front end and a PostgreSQL back end. The same web interfacce <br>is now used for all BarricadeMX and MailWatch configuration, monitoring <br>and reporting.<br><br>Its features include:<br><br>· Backend authentication for user logins using POP, IMAP or Active <br>Directory.<br><br>· Web interface provides separate logins and permission levels for <br>users, domain administrators and site administrators.<br><br>· All MailScanner and sendmail configuration and MailWatch data is <br>stored in PostgreSQL.<br><br>· A custom multi-threaded database connector provides the needed high <br>speed updates to the PostgreSQL database.<br><br>· Database replication allows easy clustering of multiple gateways.<br><br>· Easily extendible, high capacity “cloud computing” configurations are <br>now possible.<br><br>· Reports formatted using .csv, pdf or html can now be delivered by email.<br><br>· Virtual Machines supported.<br><br>· Easy setup of completely different MailScanner configurations for <br>individual users and domains.<br><br><br>And every FSL product is installed and updated automatically using only <br>rpms. This makes the installation as well as the maintenance of all <br>applications and the operating system, simple and foolproof. So <br>installing a free, fully functional, trial of any Fort Systems <br>application is quick and easy. You can request your demo at:<br><br>http://www.fsl.com/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=product-demo-download-request <br>.<br><br>Best regards,<br><br>Steve<br>--<br>Steve Swaney<br>President<br>Fort Systems Ltd<br>steve@fsl.com<br>www.fsl.com<br><br><br>Jules<br>--<br>Julian Field MBCS CITP CEng<br>Chief Technology Officer<br>Fort Systems Ltd<br>julian.field@fsl.com<br><br>-- <br>This message has been scanned for viruses and<br>dangerous content by MailScanner, and is<br>believed to be clean.<br><br>-- <br>MailScanner mailing list<br>mailscanner@lists.mailscanner.info<br>http://lists.mailscanner.info/mailman/listinfo/mailscanner<br><br>Before posting, read http://wiki.mailscanner.info/posting<br><br>Support MailScanner development - buy the book off the website! <br></div>
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