Re[2]: [vps-mail] Separate Mail Server

["Andy McKell, FOCUS Internet" <mac@xxxxxxxx>]

How do you force procmail (and virussnag.rc) to run before ClamAV? I 
thought procmail was run just before the mail hits the mailbox and that's 
why it doesn't run on mail forwarded off the server to an external mailbox?

Andy


At 05:27 PM 9/22/2004 -0700, you wrote:

> >> Are you suggesting that I not use ClamAV, or just implement it some other
> >> way?
>
> > There is nothing inherently wrong with spawning extra processes--as long
> > as your server has sufficient resources. Sendmail spawns a new process
> > with every incoming e-mail (for example).
>
> > I am so dependent on ClamAV for snagging viruses that I would get a bigger
> > server before even thinking about not using ClamAV.
>
> You can cut down somewhat on the ClamAV load by running some
> simple procmail recipes ahead of ClamAV, that will screen
> for some of the more common viruses or disallowed types of
> attachments.  I also use the virussnag.rc script and run it
> ahead of ClamAV.
>
>
> -Abigail
>
>
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