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Milter mode

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3 Milter mode

3.1 Overview

To start Avira AntiVir MailGate in milter mode, the following syntax is required

(after installation of MailGate) for the ListenAddress option in

avmailgate.conf:

inet:port@{hostname|ip-address}

Example: inet:3333@localhost

- or -

{unix|local}:/path/to/file

Example:

unix:/path/to/file

local:/path/to/file

3.2 Functions of Avira AntiVir MailGate (Milter mode)

Avira AntiVir MailGate (Milter mode) is a plug-in for Sendmail available from

Version 8.11, which communicates via the Sendmail libmilter interface.

The module scans all incoming and outgoing emails. Infected emails are

not forwarded. A status report is displayed in

syslog. The sender, recipient

and administrator can be notified of an infection.

Functions

Most of the following functions also apply to Avira AntiVir MailGate when it is not

running in milter mode.

• All Sendmail functions are still available (e.g. SMTP authentication,

Anti-relaying and Anti-spam)

• Simple installation and integration into Sendmail

• Hourly or daily Internet updates for MailGate, Scanner, VDF and Engine

• Scanning incoming and outgoing emails

• Reliable real-time detection of viruses and malware.

• Configurable reactions to detected viruses or malware

• Isolation of infected or suspicious files in a quarantine directory

• Log file as log for email traffic

• Immediate activation of a new VDF

• Heuristic detection of macroviruses

• Configurable alert templates

• Archive scanning

3.3 Integration of Avira AntiVir MailGate (Milter mode) in Sendmail

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