> You run now less than FOUR Antivirus processes, at least two of which are > ClamAV? Why so many? Why would one instance of ClamAV catch something that > the previous instance hasn't?
Process 1 is ASSP, an excellent application with lots of support from Fritz. It works well with Clam, but still can't decode UUencoded emails in the version I am running. I don't know about the latest builds as I have been too busy to test them. Therefore, I refuse to rely on only it. I prefer the layered approach. Process 2 is a proprietary AV gateway that we have been using for many years. We are out of support on it but the signature files are updated regularly. It does not have the best configurability but works very well and does decode uuencoded emails. It catches very very few viruses. Process 3 is hMailserver and as stated, I use it as an SMTP router. On a lark I enabled it's ability to use the same ClamAV service that ASSP does but it accesses it in a different manner. It seemed to catch additional spams using ClamAV so I left it in place. Process 4 is another incidence of the proprietary AV service running in a reduced mode that does not do any AV scanning but merely bounces, yes bounces, ZIP attachments with a specific error message to the sender. It occasionally catches the odd zero hour virus but mostly catches legitimate emails. Our company policy is to not accept incoming ZIP's due to the potential for viral content. We also do not capture those ZIP's for privacy reasons. So we communicate back to the sender using process 4. Other exploited file types are simply blocked by ASSP and process 1. Doug ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Assp-user mailing list Assp-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/assp-user
