>OK, it looks like I need Declude.. Now which version do I need?
That's a good question. For virus protection, Declude Virus (there is
currently only one version) is what you would want. This will help protect
your users from viruses.
>I just opened my first dedicated server (850 P3 / 256 RAM / 18 Gig HD) and
>run iMail 7.02 . This server will house 25 domains and all the email that is
>generated from each domain which is about 30 email accounts for the larger
>account and very few, 5 - 10 for the other domains. I will not be running a
>separate server for email until I get enough accounts that will justify the
>additional cost.
At this level of E-mail, there shouldn't be any problem running virus
and/or spam scanning.
>I want to run Declude to assist in keeping my server running and preventing
>any abusive emails that may be sent to any of my customers. My main goals is
>keeping the server running efficiently and not loosing CPU to some virus
>that has hijacked my machine and is sending out spam to other machines.
It is extremely unlikely that your mail server will get a virus on it
(unless you're running IIS!). That would typically only happen if you
opened an attachment or file with a virus on the mail server itself. You
can be protected from that with a standard virus scanner. With Declude
plus the standard virus scanner, it can scan all the E-mails, so that your
users will be much better protected against viruses.
The main virus threat to a mail server itself (assuming that anyone with
access to it isn't going to open a file with a virus on the mail server) is
that a virus will spread quickly among your users, and eat up a lot of
resources as it spreads. But, for most servers, this isn't nearly as bad a
problem as all the users with the viruses. And, the problem goes away as
soon as the viruses are sent out.
The main benefit of mail server scanning is for the recipients of the
E-mails going through the server.
>Should I get the Junkmail Lite version and upgrade to the Standard later or
>is it more wise to start right from the Junkmail Pro version?
That's typically a separate issue. If you are concerned that someone is
going to gain unauthorized access to use your mail server to send spam,
Declude Hijack is the program you would be interested in. It prevents
people from sending out too much E-mail. When a spammer tried relaying 7
different batches of spam through our server this weekend, Declude Hijack
caught it all.
If you are looking for Declude JunkMail to scan outgoing mail, only the Pro
version scans outgoing mail. Declude JunkMail is designed primarily for
protection from incoming spam.
>Do I really need all the other products also when running a somewhat
>smaller initial
>server operation? It seems like JunkMail Lite and Declude Virus may be the
>right package for me.
If you trust your customers, you should be very safe using Declude Virus
along with IMail's "Relay for Addresses" SMTP security option (which will
make sure that only people you authorize have access to send E-mail through
your server). If you're still worried that your server is going to be
sending out spam, I'd recommend our Declude Hijack instead of Declude
JunkMail. For incoming spam, you could wait until it starts to become a
problem before getting Declude JunkMail (unless you want to be prepared
now, or one or more of the domains you are hosting already is receiving spam).
-Scott
Declude: Anti-virus, Anti-spam and Anti-hijacking solutions for
IMail. http://www.declude.com
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