Re: suggested virus scanner for postfix (?)

[Eric Cunningham <eric-lists@beccel.com>]

jack wrote:
> Hi All!
>
> I'm trying to figure out what virus scanner to go with and was hoping 
> for some opinions + experience. I'm using postfix with mysql virtual 
> users (about 10k accounts).
>
> I'm after something fast, stable, and efficient under high load.
>
> Also, I'd like to have some sort of notification and/or bounce when a 
> message contains a virus.
>
> I installed clamsmtp a while ago after reading the following which works 
> ok, but it just drops messages that contain viruses rather then 
> notifying anyone. (IS it possible to 'notify' with clamsmtp?)
>
> http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/259
>
> Any info appreciated!
I just finished setting up a postfix server and debated between clamsmtp 
and amavisd-new/clamd.  I ended up going with the later for more options 
and better documentation.  It wasn't all that difficult to setup either 
and it drops an alert to postmaster by default.  Amavisd-new also allows 
you to send email through spamassassin and swap out AV providers or even 
use more then one.

I can't speak for it's speed (only 20 users here) but I would think the 
actual virus scan would be a greater bottleneck then the interface to 
the mta, right?

http://www.ijs.si/software/amavisd/

-eric