[imp] IMP and virus checking

[Rick Romero]

On 2 Jan 2002 at 16:37, Rich Lafferty wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 04:24:55PM -0500, Mike Coughlan (mcoughlan@gothambroadband.com) wrote:
> > i know my opinion was not asked but...
> > 
> > my 2 cents is that virus checking needs constant updating, so you might need
> > to revisit this often even if you did make this dealine
> 
> I can say with some certainty that virus-checking patterns and
> scanning engines won't find their way in; it'd just be hooks if
> anything.
> 
> (I still believe the hooks belong in the mail server. We've had great
> success with Trend Micro's product.)

My .02 opinion goes along with Rich's.  I have (don't laugh) a 
'service' running that is geared towards this very thing at 
www.vfemail.net .   While I use Horde/IMP for the webmail, I can't 
(and I don't think many admins can) restrict users to that interface.  

The best place for virus scanning is on the email server itself, I use 
qmailscan / Kaspersky AV.

Rick





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Rick Romero
IT Manager	Valeo, Inc.
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