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diff --git a/mail/mailscanner/pkg-descr b/mail/mailscanner/pkg-descr index 93a8112..ee6760b 100644 --- a/mail/mailscanner/pkg-descr +++ b/mail/mailscanner/pkg-descr @@ -1,23 +1,23 @@ -MailScanner is a complete e-mail security system designed for use on -e-mail gateways. It protects against viruses, and detects attacks against -e-mail client packages (such as Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora). It can -also detect almost all unsolicited commercial e-mail (spam) passing through -it and respond to all incidents in a wide variety of ways. +MailScanner is a complete e-mail security system designed for use on +e-mail gateways. It protects against viruses, and detects attacks against +e-mail client packages (such as Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora). It can +also detect almost all unsolicited commercial e-mail (spam) passing through +it and respond to all incidents in a wide variety of ways. -Not only can it scan for known viruses, but it can also protect against unknown -viruses hidden inside e-mail attachments by refusing entry to attachments whose -filenames match any given pattern. This can include generic patterns that trap -filenames attempting to hide the true filename extension (e.g. ".txt.vbs"). +Not only can it scan for known viruses, but it can also protect against unknown +viruses hidden inside e-mail attachments by refusing entry to attachments whose +filenames match any given pattern. This can include generic patterns that trap +filenames attempting to hide the true filename extension (e.g. ".txt.vbs"). -It is superior to many commercial packages in its ability to handle attacks +It is superior to many commercial packages in its ability to handle attacks against itself, such as Denial Of Service attacks caused by messages containing -the "Zip of Death". It is easy to install into an existing e-mail gateway, -requiring very little knowledge of sendmail and no change to an existing -sendmail configuration. +the "Zip of Death". It is easy to install into an existing e-mail gateway, +requiring very little knowledge of sendmail and no change to an existing +sendmail configuration. MailScanner itself is entirely open source, but it uses widely known commercial -virus scanning packages at its core. The other software it uses is all high -quality open source software, leading to a system that can be trusted for -performance and reliability. +virus scanning packages at its core. The other software it uses is all high +quality open source software, leading to a system that can be trusted for +performance and reliability. WWW: http://www.mailscanner.info |
