> RH7.2, kernel-2.4.18-19.7, sendmail-8.11.6-3 > > I installed MailScanner and F-Prot from the rpm's, and it seemed to go > without any problem. Here is what I don't understand. > > Razor, spamsassassin, and MailScanner all seem to check for spam. Are > they different and should all be used? If so, why? > > Thanks. > > Irwin
Razor is an excellent database of spam that spamassassin can use to check incoming mail against. Spamassassin is a superb program based on a set of rules to provide points (demerits) to a message depending on how many of the spam identification rules it matches. You then set a threshold and screen out messages that exceed the threshold. Think of MailScanner as a high level manager of the process. MailScanner uses sendmail to receive your messages into an incoming queue. It then calls whatever virus scanning engines you've installed to check the messages for virii. While it will do its own spam scanning it is recommneded that you use spamassassin. MailScanner integrates seamlessly with it. If a virus is found MailScanner will do what you want with it (ie quarintine the message, strip the virus and deliver the message, etc). If the message is to be delivered MailScanner dumps it into the outgoing queue for sendmail for delivery to its final host destination. In short, yes you should install and use them all. They compliment each other. Gerry -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
