Re: [Sheflug] QMail and AMAVIS

[Steve Brown <nospam [at] thales-instruments.co.uk>]

David Morris wrote:
> I'm just about to set up a new QMail server and include AMAVIS for scanning

Good choice, I use it extensively. Works well - I use it with McAfee.

> moment) which relies on the qmail-queue patch to intercept messages before.
> What I'm concerned about is that I won't be able to get SMTP relay control
> becase AMAVIS will be be getting the SMTP connection, and not qmail-smptd.

Uhm, nope. qmail-smtpd still gets the connection, then passes it to amavis
for scanning (because it thinks it's passing the mail onto qmail-queue)
which then on the qmail-queue for onward delivery.

The controls still work as before.

One anomaly I have seen, specifically with Demon, is that an infected mail
gets quaranteened as it should, but remains on Demon's queue - which then
causes it to be redelivered again and again. I've not had a chance to look
into it further as it's not really a problem to me.

Steve
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      Steve Brown,  Senior Engineer      
Thales Instruments Ltd, Slough, Berks, UK.
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