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 ====== N) Mail Scanner ====== ====== N) Mail Scanner ======
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 +**Note:** this page is a work in progress (abandoned at this time) and only a general guideline, as i choose not to install any antivirus or spam scanning tools at the moment.
  
 [[https://www.mailscanner.info|MailScanner]] is a tool that integrates your mail server (MTA = Postfix) with antivirus scanners and Spam Assassin. [[https://www.mailscanner.info|MailScanner]] is a tool that integrates your mail server (MTA = Postfix) with antivirus scanners and Spam Assassin.
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 cd MailScanner-xxx cd MailScanner-xxx
 ./install.sh ./install.sh
 +ln -s /usr/lib/MailScanner/init/msmilter-init /etc/init.d/
 +rc-update add msmilter-init default
 </code> </code>
  
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 628       inet  n       -       n       -       -       qmqpd 628       inet  n       -       n       -       -       qmqpd
 </code> </code>
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 +
 +====== Install MailWatch ======
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 +[[https://mailwatch.org/|here]]. 
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 +Follow docs [[https://docs.mailwatch.org/install/installing.html|here]].
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 +/etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf:
 +<code>
 +Always Looked Up Last = &MailWatchLogging
 +Detailed Spam Report = yes
 +Quarantine Whole Message = yes
 +Quarantine Whole Messages As Queue Files = no
 +Include Scores In SpamAssassin Report = yes
 +Quarantine User = root
 +Quarantine Group = apache (this should be the same group as your web server)
 +Quarantine Permissions = 0660
 +</code>
 +
 +Set queues permissions:
 +<code bash>
 +usermod -a -G postfix apache
 +chmod g+rx /var/spool/postfix/hold
 +chmod g+rx /var/spool/postfix/incoming/
 +chgrp postfix /var/spool/postfix/incoming
 +chgrp postfix /var/spool/postfix/hold
 +</code>
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