Re: [IMail Forum] fprot vs. clam

[Bill Foresman]

that sounds good but I would also like to see it NOT scan outbound messages for viruses. David Gregg wrote: don't think MxGuard does that? Nope. All messages entering the server are scanned for vuruses, then spa,. The reason is that just because something is marked as spam does not mean the recipient doen't want it. Better safe than sorry. However, the latest release of mxguard allows the admin to configure the deleting of spam befoire it even hits the mailboxes. I'll look into some options such as if deleting, dont' run av... Len Conrad wrote: my dilemma is that Clam seems to catch more viruses but takes a LOT more CPU to run than Fprot. If you have any control over the order of processing, all AV checks, because they are expensive, should be run after all other restrictions, so that AV is applied only to the minority of msgs that get past all the other filtering. As always Len, you are a beacon of common sense :) Good suggestions. Len Regards, David Gregg dgSoft Internet Services +1.949.584-1514 --- mxGuard for IMail Adds anti-spam *and* anti-virus capabilities to your IMail server. $99 unlimited domains/users. No service agreements. Download and install a free trial version today. http://www.mxGuard.com/Postmaster/FreeTrial.asp --- To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/