14.6.2 ClamAV Requirements and Usage Considerations

ClamAV can run on a separate system of its own, on the same system as the Messaging Server in a single system deployment, or on the same system as the MTA in a two-tier deployment. If Local Mail Transfer Protocol (LMTP) is used between the MTA and the message store, the filtering must be invoked from the MTA. It cannot be invoked from the message store. When SMTP is used between the MTA and the message store, it can be invoked from either one.

If you want to use a farm of servers running ClamAV, use a load balancer front of them. The MTA is configured with only one address for the ClamAV server.

Other considerations.

• ClamAV is free. Go to http://clamav.net for software and documentation.

• ClamAV integration with the MTA can be enabled for a user, a domain, or a channel.

• The ClamAV package provides a utility to regularly update virus-signatures. The utility is called freshclam. Refer to the ClamAV package documentation for further information.

• The libclamav.so library is included by default with Messaging Server 2006Q4 and above.