Re: [gentoo-server] Qmail - Spamassassin - Clamv

[Joby Walker]

Very understandable.

Amavisd-new works with qmail as well.  There are 3 Howtos for several 
different configurations.

http://www.ijs.si/software/amavisd/#doc

jbw

William L. Thomson Jr. wrote:

> On Tue, 2004-06-15 at 18:43, Joby Walker wrote:
>
>>I am using Postfix - amavisd-new - SpamAssassin - Clamav.  Amavisd-new
>>is an excellent daemon that can handle most of the clamav/SpamAssassin
>>configuration.  Check it out: http://www.ijs.si/software/amavisd/
>>
>>Is there a particular reason you chose qmail?
>
>
> I like to band my head against a wall, while configuring something?
> An old mom and pop ISP I like uses it. I heard good things about it? Did
> lots of comparisons with it and Postfix. They both seem to be pretty
> equal opinions aside? Not really sure at the moment.
>
> Although after the configuration was a pain. Mainly due to documentation
> being to technical and lacing a simple real world complete example.
>
>
>>  Postfix is wonderfully
>>easy to configure and plays well with other daemons.
>
>
> That means so much now. Next time I will make sure to check out
> configuration before committing to one or the other. Other factors were
> of greater concern when making the choice. Now having lost a few teeth
> installing qmail, I do not think I will switch anytime soon.
>
> Unless. One thing I did like about sendmail was the ability to refuse
> certain email flat out. No need for spamassassin, or clamv if you new
> how to write certain rules etc. However my sendmail.mc file was getting
> huge because of this.
>
> Not sure if qmail has better support or any or if Postfix does or is
> better.
>
> I still want to use spamassassin and clamv, but it sure would be nice to
> refuse the crap before it enters my network and wastes resources. I was
> doing it with sendmail and at times it made a major difference.
>
> So much that for the most part I have not needed spamassassin or clamv.
>
>