Qmail-Scanner 0.92 is now available. See http://qmail-scanner.sourceforge.net/ Qmail-Scanner, (also known as scan4virus) is an addon that enables a Qmail Email server to scan all gatewayed Email for certain characteristics. It is typically used for its anti-virus protection functions, in which case it is used in conjunction with commercial virus scanners. but also enables a site to react to Email (at a server/site level) that contains specific strings in particular headers, or particular attachment filenames or types (e.g. *.VBS attachments). It also can be used as an archiving tool for auditing or backup purposes. Qmail-Scanner is integrated into the mail server at a lower level than some other Unix-based virus scanners, resulting in better performance. It is capable of scanning not only locally sent/received Email, but also Email that crosses the server in a relay capacity. Features * Uses any commercial Unix command-line virus scanner. * Can call more than one virus scanner for each mail message * Has its own internal scanner that can be used to pick up viruses for which commercial scanner updates are not yet available * The internal scanner can also be used to block attachment types, or Email with certain Email headers... Need to stop *.mp3 files or "Subject: ILOVEYOU" Email getting onto and off your LAN - can do! :-) * Auto-detects Email from "postmaster"-style and mailing-list addresses - and doesn't send virus reports to them (i.e. attempts to act more like a responsible net citizen) * Each message is tagged via a new Received: header with a virus report showing whether it is clean or not and virus scanner version numbers/etc * Messages with viruses are moved into a "maildir" mail folder for later perusal by the appropriate staff * Can optionally add a descriptive header: X-QmailScan to every Email that passes through the system to allow users to see that a scanner has run over their messages * Can archive all processed Email into an archive directory. Useful when debugging Email-based apps, for backup purposes and for audit policy reasons. See http://qmail-scanner.sourceforge.net/ -- Cheers Jason Haar Unix/Network Specialist, Trimble NZ Phone: +64 3 9635 377 Fax: +64 3 9635 417
