Avira antivir mailgate suite User Manual
Configuration
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Avira AntiVir MailGate
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Configuration
You can adjust AntiVir MailGate for optimum performance on your system.
During installation with the
During installation with the
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script, some of the settings are suggested and
you can make changes at any time.
In this section, you will be guided step by step through the configuration process.
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The configuration files are read when the program starts. It will ignore empty lines or
lines beginning with #.
lines beginning with #.
They are provided with default values, which are suitable for most set-ups. Some entries
are deactivated or commented out using # and they can be activated by deleting the #
sign.
are deactivated or commented out using # and they can be activated by deleting the #
sign.
Starting with MailGate 3.0.0, unknown configuration options trigger an error message:
WARNING: found an unknown config option ... while parsing the configuration file.
The list of configuration files is shown when you complete the installation:
/etc/avmailgate.conf
(AVIRA MailGate main config)
/etc/avmailgate-scanner.conf
(AVIRA MailGate scanners config)
/etc/avmailgate.acl
(AVIRA MailGate access list)
/etc/avmailgate.ignore
(AVIRA MailGate ignore list)
/etc/avmailgate.scan
(AVIRA MailGate scan list)
/etc/avmailgate.warn
(AVIRA MailGate warn list)
/etc/asmailgate.except
(AVIRA MailGate spamfilter config)
/etc/avira/avupdate.conf
(AVIRA Avupdate options)
The configuration file /etc/antivir.conf is no longer used. Users are strongly
recommended to remove this file. All settings for AntiVir MailGate should be done in
/etc/avmailgate.conf and all settings for the internet updater should be done in
/etc/avira/avupdate.conf.
recommended to remove this file. All settings for AntiVir MailGate should be done in
/etc/avmailgate.conf and all settings for the internet updater should be done in
/etc/avira/avupdate.conf.
Although /etc/antivir.conf will still be read, the software will issue a warning that the file
is deprecated.
is deprecated.