So if clamdscan is run unconditionally on everything that simscan processes,
why is there a clam= parameter in simcontrol? I'm still confused.

Erik Espinoza wrote:
> ClamAV can run in two modes:
> clamdscan - Uses clamd to perform the scan
> clamscan - runs from scratch each time
> 
> Leaving clamd running and using clamdscan is better than clamscan for
> a lot of scans. We use clamdscan to perform the scan.
> 
> As far as spamassassin goes, it is only invoked when mail comes in.
> Not when sending out. Not sure if it's documented anywhere, but that
> is definitely how it behaves.
> 
> Thanks,
> Erik
> 
> On 2/7/07, Eric Shubes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Erik Espinoza wrote:
>> > Hey ES,
>> >
>> >> > b) can we configure this so that virus checks Are Enabled. we wish
>> >> to ensure that even in case any of our clients machine get compromised
>> >> it shud never be able to send viruses thru our server
>> >>
>> >
>> > This is the default behavior.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Erik
>> >
>>
>> Hey EE (or anyone),
>>
>> Let me see if I understand this right (I don't think I "get it" yet). All
>> incoming messages, whether they're coming from a remote server (MTA) or a
>> client (MSA), go through simscan (via tcprules settings). When a
>> submission
>> is authorized, RELAYCLIENT is set, so simscan doesn't invoke
>> spamassassin?
>>
>> Is this documented anywhere?
>>
>> I'm looking at /usr/share/doc/simscan-1.3.1/README, and I'm a little
>> confused. It says that clamdscan is invoked unconditionally, and
>> clamav is
>> run depending on the settings in simcontrol.
>>
>> What's the difference between clamdscan and clamav?
>>
>> Where does something explain how RELAYCLIENT affects simscan's
>> processing?
>>
>> Thanks for bearing with me on this.
>> -- 
>> -Eric 'shubes'
>>


-- 
-Eric 'shubes'

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