AntiVirus Agent

The NetMail® AntiVirus Agent integrates with McAfee* NetShield*, Command* AntiVirus, Computer Associates* InnoculateIT*, and Symantec* CarrierScan* virus engines to provide virus scanning on messages handled by NetMail.

IMPORTANT: You must install one of these vendors’ products before you can use NetMail’s AntiVirus Agent.

If a message contains a virus, the AntiVirus Agent immediately deletes it from the message queue. You can configure the agent to return the message to the sender with a notice indicating what virus the message contained. It can also send a virus alert to the message recipient(s) indicating who tried to send the message and what virus the message contained.

Virus scanning can be enabled for all users in the messaging system or it can be limited to a group of users. Limiting virus scanning to specific users is most applicable to ISP environments where users subscribe to this service.

NOTE: Virus scanning is enabled at the Parent or User objects.

 

AntiVirus Agent Configuration

IMPORTANT: You must restart the avirus executable to effect any changes in the AntiVirus Agent's configuration. For information on loading and unloading the NetMail Agents, see the Novell® NetMail Administration Guide at http://www.novell.com/documentation.

The AntiVirus Agent object has three properties pages:

Click the above links for a detailed description of each page's configuration settings.

NOTE: If you configure attributes in multiple pages, you must click Save in each page to save your changes.

 

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