Server component Clamav

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Function

ClamAV provides virus scanning capabilities for the Kolab server.

A GPL virus scanner featuring:

  • scanning into multiple archives (such as .zip and .tar.gz)
  • mutated Aho-Corasic algorithm (very fast scanning)
  • multi-threading, autodetecting the number of CPUs
  • POSIX compliance.

Patches

There are no specific patches for the clamAV service necessary for Kolab.

Configuration

Defaults in Kolab Server 2.2:

Note: The configuration for clamAV is done in the amavisd-new configuration file.

Run /kolab/bin/freshclam to update your virus pattern db.

How Tos


Platform specific notes

OpenPKG

Upgrading

Instructions on upgrading clamav in case the package becomes outdated:

Gentoo

Use flags

crypt 
will include dev-libs/gmp and freshclam will support digital signatures (removes corresponding error messages in the log file). Not necessary but can be activated.
mailwrapper 
You can activate it if you plan to use several MTAs on the machine. If you only install Kolab it wont be necessary.
milter 
not necessary

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