AVIRA ANTIVIR UNIX MAILGATE, User Manual

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Avira GmbH AntiVir MailGate
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Contents
Chapter 1. About this Manual ........................................................................... 3
1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 The Structure of the Manual ..................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 Signs and Symbols...................................................................................................................................... 4
1.4 Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................................. 5
Chapter 2. Product Information ....................................................................... 7
2.1 Features ...................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.2 Modules and Operating Mode of AntiVir MailGate................................................................................. 9
2.3 Licensing Concept .................................................................................................................................... 10
2.4 System Requirements .............................................................................................................................. 11
Chapter 3. Milter Mode ................................................................................... 13
3.1 Overview................................................................................................................................................... 13
3.2 AntiVir MailGate (Milter Mode) Features .............................................................................................. 14
3.3 AntiVir MailGate (Milter Mode) Integration in Sendmail..................................................................... 15
Chapter 4. Installation ................................................................................... 17
4.1 Preparing the Installation Files ............................................................................................................... 18
4.2 Licensing................................................................................................................................................... 19
4.3 Installation with the Installation Script "install" ................................................................................... 20
4.4 Further Installation Steps, Depending on the MTA............................................................................... 26
4.5 Testing AntiVir MailGate after Installation ........................................................................................... 32
4.6 Installing MailGate Using the Graphical Installation Routine .............................................................. 33
Chapter 5. Operation ...................................................................................... 43
5.1 Starting and Stopping AntiVir MailGate Manually................................................................................ 43
5.2 Updating AntiVir MailGate Manually..................................................................................................... 45
5.3 Parameters for SMTP and Scanner Daemon .......................................................................................... 46
5.4 Queue Manager avq ................................................................................................................................. 47
5.5 Procedures when Detecting Viruses/Unwanted Programs.................................................................... 50
Chapter 6. Configuration ................................................................................ 51
6.1 MailGate Actions when Detecting Viruses/ Unwanted Programs ........................................................ 52
6.2 Configuring avmailgate.conf ................................................................................................................... 53
6.3 Configuring avmailgate.acl ...................................................................................................................... 67
6.4 Virus Warnings: Configuring avmailgate.warn ...................................................................................... 67
6.5 Configuring Report Templates ................................................................................................................ 68
6.6 Regular Updates Configuration............................................................................................................... 70
6.7 Configuring Update Reports.................................................................................................................... 73
6.8 Configuring the Spam Filter .................................................................................................................... 74
Chapter 7. Graphical User Interface (GUI) ....................................................... 77
7.1 Overview................................................................................................................................................... 77
7.2 Operating AntiVir MailGate Using the GUI ........................................................................................... 79
7.3 Configuring AntiVir MailGate Using the GUI ........................................................................................ 83
Chapter 8. Service ........................................................................................ 107
8.1 Support ................................................................................................................................................... 107
8.2 Online Shop ............................................................................................................................................ 107
8.3 Contact.................................................................................................................................................... 108