Configuration
Avira GmbH
Avira AntiVir MailGate
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MyHostName
Host name
:
FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) of the local host.
If not set, the default setting is given by
gethostname(2)
. Otherwise, the
default is:
MyHostName localhost
SpoolDir
Spool directory
:
Emails are kept in the sub-directories
incoming
,
rejected
and
outgoing
while being
processed.
The spool directory must belong to the user defined under
User
and the associated
Group
and must only be accessible to this user (mode=700).
SpoolDir /var/spool/avmailgate
AntiVirDir
AntiVir directory
:
The library directory of AntiVir MailGate, including virus definition files
antivir*.vdf
and the license file. If you use AntiSpam, do not modify the default
AntiVir directory:
AntiVirDir /usr/lib/AntiVir
Temporary Dir
Temporary directory
:
This directory contains temporary files (such as attachments currently being
scanned for viruses or unwanted programs). Sufficient space is required for
unpacked attachments. If not set, the TMPDIR environment variable will be used.
Default:
TemporaryDir /var/tmp
MatchMail
AddressFor
Local
Check domain name
:
This option determines whether the domain names of RECIPIENT, SENDER or
BOTH addresses should be matched with the entries in the
local:
section in
avmailgate.acl
, in order to accept the email.
For more information, see
Hosts Configuration in avmailgate.acl
– Page 47.
Default is:
MatchMailAddressForLocal RECIPIENT
SMTPBanner
SMTP message
:
Sets the headers sent by MailGate. You can edit the text, for example, if you do not
want to reveal the type of security software. Default is:
SMTPBanner "AntiVir MailGate"
If you want to use a single tmp directory for all MailGate components, you can change the
option
TemporaryDir
in
/etc/avmailgate.conf
, and
ScanTemp
in
avmailgate-
scanner.conf
.
