Re: Antivirus for AS400 mail server?

Well...they could write their own virus checking software from the groun up
if they want, but a quicker, albeit less complex and therefore...less
comprehensive, method would be to use the SMTP Filter available with V5R1
(and as a PTF with V4R5).

This filter, configured via a properties panel on the SMTP server in
Operations Navigator, will allow you to automatically scan for known virus
phrases such as "I LOVE YOU", or any other text you define, in the message
header. You can also filter out specific attachment types such as *.exe,
*.vb and so on.  You can check to see if mail is coming from a specific
email address(es). You can scan the message content for known bugs, phrases
or messages.

If the filter finds any of these items that you've defined, you can either:
Ignore it,  Isolate it (until you can look at it), or Delete it outright.

If it were me, I'd try the filter first to see if it handled all of your
needs. If not, you could always go back and write an actual virus checker.
Although updating it with all the new viruses, somthing Symantec requires an
army of technicians to accomplish, would not be a trivial task.



----- Original Message -----
From: <tomh@simas.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 4:51 PM
Subject: Antivirus for AS400 mail server?


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> We have a customer who is using the Mail Server on the AS/400 and they are
> wanting an anti-virus software program installed to check all messages for
> virus and return or quarantine them if found.  Any recommendations?
>
> Tom Hightower
> Solutions, Inc
> http://www.simas.com
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