NAV for Internet Gateways on the same box as IMail is no problem: You just have to change the smtp-port for IMail
Christian Les Bevan wrote: > I had it running OK for about a year. change the port that Imail listens on > (there is a KB article on this),set the SMTP option in Imail to forward all > mail to 127.0.0.1 and then in NAVIEG forward all mail to 127.0.0.1 and the > new port that Imail is listening on. > the main problem with having NAVIEG on the same box is that it is very hard > to close the open relay. it it a lot easier when it is installed on a second > box, this also reduces the workload on the imail server aswell. > the other problem is that NAVIEG is very prone to any new virus that has > it's own SMTP engine. it always takes Symantec a long time to update the > program. we have been caught by both the Sircam and the Aliz Virus. you need > to be on version 2.5.1.15. (by the way it is very hard to find out which > version you need from symantec) > the last problem is that no matter what you do NAVIEG will always leave your > site open to abuse if people use the backdoor method of addressing emails > bogusaddress%bogusdomain@yourdomain . both Imail and NAVIEG will then relay > that email to bogusdomain and i haven't found a rule to stop it either. > > I have recently installed Len's IMgate which now filters out most of any > unwanted attachments as well as stopping spam attachs aswell. so far i am > stopping about 70 virus's a week out of 2000 emails per week. > > I still have attachments getting through the IMgate but they are then > scanned and filtered by the NAVIEG (mainly exe's in zip files or clients who > do not put " around the file name). the files that NAVIEG misses are then > picked up by my rules on the IMAIL box. this sound like over kill but it has > stopped all of the new virus's to date (i've just gone and jinxed my self > now) > > regards Les > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stephan Fix" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 7:43 PM > Subject: [IMail Forum] NAV for Gateways > > > Has anyone had success installing Norton Anti-Virus for Gateways and Imail > > on the same box? Is this even possible considering that Imail can only be > > configured to send and receive SMTP traffic on a single port? > > > > Thanks, > > Stephan Fix > > Network Administrator > > CyberShift, Inc. > > http://www.cybershift.com > > > > > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > > to be removed from this list. > > > > An Archive of this list is available at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > > > ********************************************************************** > Information in this mail is confidential and intended only for the use of the >individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are >hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication >is strictly prohibited. > Montague L Meyer Ltd will accept no responsibility or liability in respect to this >email other than to the addressee. If you have received this email in error, please >notify MLM by telephone on 0208 4778000 or by email on [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > to be removed from this list. > > An Archive of this list is available at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
