[QCLUG] Anti-Virus Software for email

[Chris Cooper]

The only time you would really need AV is if you were mailing exe's or
forwarding things from someone else.  I, personally, won't forward
something not from someone I already trust, and any exe I download to
send to someone I run through http://www.virustotal.com/

But yes, I too have had many problems getting ClamAV to work right
under ubuntu8.10.  Even Ubuntu 8.04 Server has a lot of issues.  The
only way I have managed to get it running on Server is to download the
sources and build them myself.

On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 11:55 AM, Robert Jones <Robert@rm-jones.com> wrote:
> I mailed this earlier but used the wrong return address So will re-send
> using the correct one.  Sorry about the duplication if you receive both.
>
> Happy New Year to everyone.
> I know there is no large need for anti-virus software when using Linux.
>  However, to protect the people using Windows, when I forward email to them,
> I would like to be able to check my email when it comes in and/or when
> sending it.  I am using Ubuntu 8.10 and prefer Thunderbird to read my email,
> but I can change to another.  I have tried ClamAV but there is problems with
> it.  Using KlamAV to maintain ClamAV it gets errors when trying to update
> the virus definitions.  After Googling it I find this is a common situation
> with Ubuntu 8.10.  I used Clamderib (maybe spelled wrong) to use ClamAV with
> Thunderbird but get errors when it tries to scan the email.  I have tried
> Kmail and that seems to work but there are some features in Kmail I don't
> care for.  I'll cover that in another email.  So far I have broken Linux
> beyond my ability to repair it and so reinstalled it 3 times and still
> haven't found a way to scan my email.  I have also tried some of the
> commercial Anti-Virus software like Avast and found they don't check email.
>
> My question is; Is there a better anti-virus program to use than ClamAV?  If
> not can anyone give me any tips in installing it, other programs to install,
> or whatever that will assist me in getting this running.  Right now I am in
> the process of installing Ubuntu again and so figured it would be a good
> time to ask for help.
>
> Have a Great Day
> Bob Jones
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