Configuration - AVIRA MAILGATE SUITE User Manual

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Configuration

You can adjust AntiVir MailGate for optimum performance on your system.
During installation with the install script, some of the settings are suggested and
you can make changes at any time.
In this section, you will be guided step by step through the configuration process.
It contains the following sections:
MailGate Spool Directories
MailGate Configuration in avmailgate.conf
Spam Filter Configuration (Avira MailGate Suite only)
only activated with the license for Avira MailGate Suite.)
Scanner Configuration in avmailgate-scanner.conf
Hosts Configuration in avmailgate.acl
Warnings Configuration in avmailgate.warn
Report Templates Configuration
Updater Configuration in avupdate.conf
The configuration files are read when the program starts. It will ignore empty lines or
lines beginning with #.
They are provided with default values, which are suitable for most set-ups. Some entries
are deactivated or commented out using # and they can be activated by deleting the #
sign.
Starting with MailGate 3.0.0, unknown configuration options trigger an error message:
WARNING: found an unknown config option ... while parsing the configuration file.
The list of configuration files is shown when you complete the installation:
/etc/avmailgate.conf
/etc/avmailgate-scanner.conf
/etc/avmailgate.acl
/etc/avmailgate.ignore
/etc/avmailgate.scan
/etc/avmailgate.warn
/etc/asmailgate.except
/etc/avira/avupdate.conf
The configuration file /etc/antivir.conf is no longer used. Users are strongly
recommended to remove this file. All settings for AntiVir MailGate should be done in
/etc/avmailgate.conf and all settings for the internet updater should be done in
/etc/avira/avupdate.conf.
Although /etc/antivir.conf will still be read, the software will issue a warning that the file
is deprecated.
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(AVIRA MailGate main config)
(AVIRA MailGate scanners config)
(AVIRA MailGate access list)
(AVIRA MailGate ignore list)
(AVIRA MailGate scan list)
(AVIRA MailGate warn list)
(AVIRA MailGate spamfilter config)
(AVIRA Avupdate options)
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