At home, I use ubuntu inside a Sun virtual box for my ASSP install, I use it to test new versions of ASSP before going live.
> -----Original Message----- > From: GrayHat [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 19 December 2008 10:56 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Assp-user] assp-in-a-box > > Here's something I didn't try (yet) but which I'm planning to > test in a > (hopefully) short while > > The idea is to pick a VIA pico-ITX board > http://www.via.com.tw/en/initiatives/spearhead/pico-itx/ add > a flashcard and a laptop HD to it (SSDisks are still too > expensive or they'd be the ideal candidate); stuff a minimal > Linux or BSD distro on the flash (for > booting) and then install ASSP, ClamAV and all the other > stuff on the disk (to avoid flash wearout); the final result > will be a micro appliance with no moving parts (ok, almost, > the HD will still spin, but if SSD prices drop enough it will > really become a no moving parts > critter) and all the needed stuff to filter and route emails > > The purpose is to test the feasibility of a "drop-in" box for use in > (relatively) small networks; in such a case all one will need > to do would be connecting the network interface (possibly to > the DMZ), accessing the ASSP web admin, configure ASSP for > the local networks/domains and have it humming along; some > kind of "turn key" > antispam solution; the main advantage of such a critter would > be the ease of installation and management, so even > not-so-skilled people could be able to have it up and running > in minutes and benefit from first class spam filtering :) > > About the final "layout"; the current idea is to place the > ASSP and clamav "binaries" on flash and then setup some > "mount points" so that the heavily accessed folders (e.g. > clamav sigs, assp spam/notspam ... > and others) will be transparently redirected to the HD; this > to allow some more "crash safety" while avoiding quick flash burnout > > Now, my questions are: is there any better (and possibly > cheaper) alternative to the VIA board ? And also, which O/S > and which Perl distro (if not the native one) would you pick > as the platform of choice for such a setup ? Any suggestion > about alternate setups or hints/ideas ? > > TIA > > PS: some time ago, I also proposed the creation of an ASSP > "virtual appliance" (i.e. a VM containing a minimal OS, Perl, > an SMTP relay, ClamAV and ASSP); I didn't abandon that idea > and I think it's still a valid one since it will allow anyone > to have a fully configured ASSP with all the needed modules > and stuff in place; I'm just exploring the above as an > alternate solution which may help covering some slightly > different needs > > Season greetings to all :) ! > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------- > _______________________________________________ > Assp-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/assp-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Assp-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/assp-user
