AVIRA ANTIVIR UNIX MAILGATE, User Manual

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Configuration
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PidDir PID directory :
This directory saves the PID files for MailGate’s main processes.
PidDir /var/tmp
or
PidDir /tmp
Syslog
Facility
Syslog facility sets the log category that Syslog should apply for MailGate
messages.
SyslogFacility mail
LogFile Logfile :
It must contain the full path to the log file. Apart from the log file, entries will also
be sent to syslog.
If LogFile is set to NO, no log file is used. The entries will still be sent to syslog.
LogFile /var/log/avmailgate.log
– OR –
LogFile NO
Configuring connections
Listen Address IP address :
The address and the port on which the SMTP daemon listens. AntiVir MailGate
listens on all network cards (by 0.0.0.0) or a specific IP address can be defined. If
you are uncertain, you can retain the default setting:
ListenAddress 0.0.0.0 port 25
You can start AntiVir MailGate in Milter mode using a different syntax. For more details,
see Chapter
Milter Mode – Page 13.
MaxIncoming
Connections
Maximum number of simultaneous connections :
Sets the number of simultaneous connections from remote sites. For example, you
can set the maximum number of simultaneously incoming emails to 100. The zero
value (default setting) deactivates this function, so that the number is unlimited.
MaxIncomingConnections 0
SMTP
Timeout
SMTP timeout :
Defines the maximum timeout in seconds for SMTP connections.
SMTPTimeout 300