Re: [squid-users] Squid with Antivirus

Hi!

Im running Squid with Squirm, Viralator and Sophos for a domian with 5500 users and it
works very nice. it dloads it localy and scan them on the proxy and then
send it to the client nice and clean... :)

This company wanted this, when i told them that it was possble...
and i recomend it
// Anders

On Fri, Nov 14, 2003 at 01:00:47PM +0500, Babar Kazmi wrote:
> I would like to know why you want to use scanner on proxy ?
> Files you download can only be scanned when they are completely downloaded.
>
> Yes for mails gateways you must use an antivirus.
>
> Regards
>
> Babar.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter van der Does" <peter.vanderdoes@minvrom.nl>
> To: <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 7:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [squid-users] Squid with Antivirus
>
>
> > What is it you want to scan on the proxy?
> >
> > I don't see the use of a scanner on a proxy myself. Files which you
> > download can not be scanned until they are downloaded completely and
> > then they are on the client allready anyway.
> > As for HTML/Javascript threads, I don't know how much you encounter
> > them, but I hardly do.
> >
> > For me, the neccesary anti-viurs places are, the mail gateway and the
> > clients.
> >
> > Greetz
> > Peter
> >
> > >>> "Antonio Lopez Mercader" <alopezme@salud.aragob.es> 12-11-2003
> > 12:15:16 >>>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have unsuccesfully tried to install Squirm/Virulator/Sophos
> > Antivirus
> > (Squid is working nice).
> > Not I am asking for technical support, but only want to know if you
> > think an
> > antivirus should be installed on the Proxy or just on the clients.
> > I need arguments to convince my boss to keep the proxy as light as
> > possible
> > =)
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > --------------------------------------------
> > Antonio L?pez Mercader
> > Departamento de Inform?tica
> > Hospital San Jorge - Huesca (SPAIN)
> > --------------------------------------------
> >
>
Received on Fri Nov 14 2003 - 02:23:51 MST