Re: Antivirus for AS400 mail server?

"Rythm Method"!!!  I'm highly offended now! :-)

Is that something like, "If this AS/400's - a - rockin', don't bother
knockin'" ???

As I said earlier, the SMTP filter is not very complex or comprehensive. It
is, however, free, and an excellent place to start while exploring and
implementing other alternatives. In other words, it does offer you some
measure of protection while you are looking for better alternatives.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Crothers" <Bob2@cstoneindy.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 5:21 PM
Subject: RE: Antivirus for AS400 mail server?


> No offense intended, but filtering like this is sort of like birth
> control using the "Rhythm Method".  You get frustrating down time, and
> you still get babies.
>
> If you are going to get server side virus scanning (and you should),
> then get server side virus scanning.
>
> Domino on the AS/400 has something available that actually runs on the
> AS/400.
>
> Or, you can front end your inbound SMTP with something like Norton's
> Internet Gateway running on another platform such as WinNT.
>
> Regards,
> Bob Crothers
> Cornerstone Communications
> http://www.cstoneindy.com
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Shannon O'Donnell
> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 5:05 PM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: 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.
>
>
>
> <snip>
>
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