You use the Anti Virus Administration page to enable IMail Anti-Virus and to specify what should be done with infected files. The anti-virus can also be configured from IMail Administrator. For more information, see the IMail Server Help.
The following two fields should contain entries by default if you entered this information correctly during installation. If they are empty, you will need to fill them in.
Server IP. The IP address of the computer on which the anti-virus is installed.
Server Port. The port that you want the anti-virus to run on. The default port is 7777.
Note: If you change the IP Address or the Port number after installation, you must also change this setting in the configuration file (csymscan.cfg). For more information see the IMail Anti-Virus Setup Guide.
Select Enable Virus Scanning. This tells the anti-virus to begin scanning mail for viruses. If it is cleared, infected files WILL be delivered as normal.
Set the following optional settings if desired:
Repair Infected Files. Select this option if you want IMail Anti-Virus to attempt to repair a mail message which is infected. It does this by removing the infected portion and creating a new file containing the repaired message. The initial infected file will be deleted.
Pass File by Name. If IMail Anti-Virus is installed on the same computer as IMail Server, we encourage you to select this option to increase performance.
Note: If you installed IMail Anti-Virus on a remote server, do not select Pass File by Name.
Alert Administrator. Select this option to send an e-mail alert to the administrator in the occurrence of an infected file. One e-mail will be sent for each infected file, and will contain information such as who it is from, who it is to, the message ID, Subject, Virus Detected, and the Action taken. If you enable this option, be sure to enter an address in the Alert Address field.
Select one of the following Infected File Actions. This tells the anti-virus what to do with a file that is infected.
Bounce. Select this option to bounce all infected mail messages back to the sender, without being delivered.
Redirect. Sometimes, the IMail Server Anti-Virus will be unable to repair an infected file. In such a case, if this option is selected, the infected file will be redirected to the address entered into the "Redirect Address" field.
Delete. The infected message in not delivered and is deleted from the spool directory.
Make entries in the following fields:
Redirect Address. If you set the Infected File Action to Redirect, enter an address in this field where you want the infected message sent. This can be any e-mail address, it does not have to be an IMail Server account.
Alert Address. Enter an address here if you have enabled the Alert Administrator option. This address will receive an e-mail containing details if the anti-virus detects an infected file.
Click Save, to update your changes and activate the anti-virus.