Re: RE : [cobalt-users] Calling Steve Bassi

[Richard Siddall <cobalt@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gerald Waugh wrote:
> 
> IIRC the mail scanner is not really 'open'
> (you need to pay fprot(?) if used on a server)
> 
> Gerald

There's no requirement to use f-prot with Mailscanner.

From: http://www.sng.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailscanner/readme.shtml

"Uses any of 14 different file-based virus scanners, allowing daily
updates for the latest viruses 
       ? Sophos, McAfee, F-Prot, Command, Kaspersky, Inoculate,
	Inoculan, Nod32, F-Secure, Panda, RAV, Antivir, ClamAV, Vscan"

Note that ClamAV (http://freshmeat.net/projects/clamav/?topic_id=861)
is GPL.  However, its performance still is not as good as a
commercial scanner.

The issue with F-prot only comes up because Steve Bassi included it
in his Mailscanner PKG, and asked users to honor F-prot's license
agreement and purchase a copy.

I hope Steve's next package won't include any antivirus scanner.

Regards,

	Richard.