For another perspective, I had a server that was compromised using an arcane hacking technique that I had not patched for. My virus scanner saved my butt because as quick as the hacker dropped nasty files onto my box, the scanner dumped them into the bit bucket. The notification service let me know the minute it detected the hacked files and I was able to shut the server down and prevent the attack. Cleanup consisted of patching and verifying the patch, then emptying my quarantine bin, instead of reinstalling my whole server, or getting compromised without my knowledge.
So pick a product carefully, keep the scanning to reasonable directory and extensions, scan only incoming files (not outgoing files), but be very cautious about running anything exposed on the internet without virus scanning of some sort. Many service-based scanners let you set the priority they run at with win2k. FWIW, I use Inoculan and Norton Corporate Edition on access scanning on web servers and mail servers. Properly configured I've had no perceived slowdowns that can be attributed to them. If you don't have the horsepower - get a more powerful horse, don't make the rider walk. Lee Drake -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Jerry Murdock Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 3:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Slow Web Messaging Possible Fix On-access/Real time scanners running a mail server are not a good idea in general, especially McAfee, which is a dog in general wrt speed. 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 the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
