[wellylug] SpamAssassin/Virus checking 'before' Exchange Server

Enkidu enkidu at cliffp.com
Fri Apr 2 20:55:37 NZST 2004


Hi Glen,

I use Exim, Amavis, Spamassassin, ClamAV. I'm intertested in the
Bayesian Filter systems which are supposed to learn. How do you teach
it?

Cheers,

Cliff

On Fri, 2 Apr 2004 18:16:19 +1200, you wrote:

>Hi Jamie,
>
>I have first hand with setting up a linux server to remove spam, using 
>SpamAssassin, Mail Scanner and a virus scanner, as I recently setup one in a 
>production environment. (processes thousands of mails each day)
>
>I could be interested in setting this up for your company, or you are welcome 
>to talk to me about you doing so.
>
>Cheers
>Glen Ogilvie
>
>
>On Monday 29 Mar 2004 1:51 pm, Jamie Dobbs wrote:
>> Working in a company that loathes spending money I have been tasked with
>> finding a low/no cost solution to removing that large amoun of spam that
>> hits our Exhchange Server (5.5) on a daily basis.
>> Changing to another mail server is not an option, but I was thinking that
>> perhaps a Linux box equiped with exim(or other MTA) + SpamAssassin + some
>> sort of antivirus might be a good answer to check incoming mail then pass
>> on to the Exchange Server once it passes spam and virus checks.
>> Does anyone have any experience with such a setup or could point me to a
>> good online resource for this?
>> I have tried Googling but haven't found anything or particular use so far.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Jamie




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