Avira antivir mailgate suite User Manuals

Table of Contents

• 1 About this Manual

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  • 1.1 Introduction

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  • 1.2 The Structure of the Manual

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  • 1.3 Signs and Symbols

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  • 1.4 Abbreviations

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• 2 Product Information

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  • 2.1 Features

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  • 2.2 Modules and Operating Mode of Avira AntiVir MailGate

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  • 2.3 Licensing Concept

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  • 2.4 System Requirements

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• 3 Milter Mode

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  • 3.1 Overview

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  • 3.2 AntiVir MailGate (Milter Mode) Features

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  • 3.3 AntiVir MailGate (Milter Mode) Integration in Sendmail

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    • 3.3.1 Requirements

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    • 3.3.2 Integration

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• 4 Installation

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  • 4.1 Preparing the Installation Files

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  • 4.2 Licensing

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  • 4.3 Installation with the Installation Script "install"

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  • 4.4 Reinstalling and Uninstalling AntiVir

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  • 4.5 Further Installation Steps, Depending on the MTA

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  • 4.6 Testing AntiVir MailGate after Installation

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• 5 Configuration

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  • 5.1 MailGate Spool Directories

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  • 5.2 MailGate Configuration in avmailgate.conf

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  • 5.3 Spam Filter Configuration (Avira MailGate Suite only)

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  • 5.4 Scanner Configuration in avmailgate-scanner.conf

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  • 5.5 Hosts Configuration in avmailgate.acl

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  • 5.6 Warnings Configuration in avmailgate.warn

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  • 5.7 Report Templates Configuration

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  • 5.8 Updater Configuration in avupdate.conf

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• 6 Operation

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  • 6.1 Starting and Stopping AntiVir MailGate Manually

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  • 6.2 Parameters for SMTP and Scanner Daemon

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  • 6.3 Queue Manager avq

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  • 6.4 Procedures when Detecting Viruses/Unwanted Programs

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• 7 Updates

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  • 7.1 Internet Updates

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• 8 Service

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  • 8.1 Support

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  • 8.2 Online Shop

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  • 8.3 Contact

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• 9 Appendix

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  • 9.1 Glossary

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  • 9.2 Further Information

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  • 9.3 Golden Rules for Protection Against Viruses

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