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Deployment
Scenario 1: On a Dedicated Machine
Figure 2-5 F-Secure Anti-Virus for Internet Mail deployed on a dedicated machine
Advantages
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The mail server may run on any operating system using any
hardware.
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All inbound, outbound and internal mails are scanned.
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The overall performance is better as the virus scanning is
performed on a dedicated machine.
Disadvantages
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The network configuration has to be changed.
DNS Configuration
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If the mail server has a DNS name (for example,
smtp.example.com ) which is used for SMTP, the name should be
reassigned to the host which runs F-Secure Anti-Virus for Internet
Mail.
Firewall Configuration
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Route all incoming mails to F-Secure Anti-Virus for Internet Mail.