Hi, Wanted some/any recommendations for the following network: 25 or so XP and 2000 Clients. 3 or 4 wireless clients running XP. Want to configure Suse Linux Enterprise 9 running Samba w/ LDAP backend. 1. What kind of Anti-virus software is recommended? 2. what email service should be used? Postfix or Sendmail? Any other recommendations/suggestions, configuration ideas, are welcome. Scott http://www.sadasystems.com/marketing/EmailSigOffers/ *** CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message, together with any attachments, is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is directly addressed. It may contain information that is confidential and prohibited from disclosure. Any retransmission, dissemination or other use of the information by persons other than the intended recipient or entity is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the original sender immediately by telephone or by return e-mail and delete this message, along with any attachments, from your computer. Thank you. ***
Tue, 30 Nov 2004, by scott.eschner@sadasystems.com:
Wanted some/any recommendations for the following network: 25 or so XP and 2000 Clients. 3 or 4 wireless clients running XP. Want to configure Suse Linux Enterprise 9 running Samba w/ LDAP backend.
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1. What kind of Anti-virus software is recommended?
I hear good things about Central Command Vexira, good old McAfee is also a sound choise. The free ClamAV is OK too, I'd use two scanners, working inside amavisd-new, with spamassassin to get rid of them pesky limb-extenders and money-for-nothing offers.
2. what email service should be used? Postfix or Sendmail?
If you have no experience, I'd recommend Postfix. It's alot easier to understand the config files and for anything but the most complicated setups with loads of rewrite rules etc it's alot easier to get going too. SLES9 runs Postfix by default afaik.
Any other recommendations/suggestions, configuration ideas, are welcome.
At the same time get rid of Outlook and IE on the Windows boxes, and you'll have a lot less security problems to worry about.
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Quoting Scott Eschner
1. What kind of Anti-virus software is recommended?
ClamAV and one or two commercial ones. Updating on different schedules. The idea is to minimize windows of vulnerability falling in the middle of a supplier's development/update cycle. I have used F-Prot and H+BEDV's AntiVIr, because they give out free licenses for non-commenrcial/personal use. I also use McAfee's virus scanner for a Windows box that has an alternate e-mail route not thru my e-mail server.
2. what email service should be used? Postfix or Sendmail?
Postfix unless your already know how to configure Sendmail. Less cryptic configuration syntax, better security record, etc.
Any other recommendations/suggestions, configuration ideas, are welcome.
"Postfix: the Definitive Guide" by Kyle Dent, O'Reilly & Assoc. Reviews at: http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1357/ur0406f/ http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7618 Also amavisd-new (glue logic), SpamAssassin 3.x, and DSPAM. HTH, Jeffrey
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Jeffrey L. Taylor
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Scott Eschner
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