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

["Richard Donahue" <ebs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Richard Siddall" <cobalt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 8:21 AM
Subject: Re: RE : [cobalt-users] Calling Steve Bassi


> 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.
>

Personally I think Mailscanner needs F-Prot to be a valuable service.
Otherwise it's just a little spam protection and guards against some e-mail
client vulnerability by removing attachments. F-Prot does a great job with
Mailscanner.

Thanks for making it Steve.

Rich
EBS




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