Table Of Contents - ESET MAIL SECURITY LINUX Installation Manual

ESET Mail Security
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Table of contents

1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 3
2. Terminology and abbreviations..........................................................5
3. Installation ............................................................................................. 9
4. Architecture Overview ......................................................................11
5. Integration with Email Messaging System.....................................15
5.1. Bi-directional email messages scanning in MTA...............................17
5.2. Scanning of inbound email messages. ................................................ 17
5.3. Scanning of outbound email messages...............................................18
5.4. Scanning of email messages being downloaded from POP3/
IMAP server.............................................................................................................18
5.5. Alternative methods of content filtering.............................................19
5.5.1. Scanning email messages using AMaViS.........................................19
6. Important ESET Mail Security mechanisms...................................21
6.1. Handle Object Policy .................................................................................. 22
6.2. User Specific Configuration ..................................................................... 23
6.3. Blacklist and Whitelist.................................................................................24
6.4. Anti-Spam Control ...................................................................................... 24
6.5. Samples Submission System ................................................................... 25
6.6. Web Interface.................................................................................................25
6.7. Remote Administration..............................................................................26
7. Updating ESET Mail Security ............................................................27
7.1. ESETS update utility.................................................................................... 28
7.2. ESETS update process description ........................................................ 28
8. Let us know ..........................................................................................29
A. ESETS setup and configuration........................................................31
A.1. Setting ESETS for MTA Postfix..................................................................32
A.1.1. Inbound email messages scanning....................................................32
A.1.2. Bi-directional email messages scanning..........................................32
A.2. Setting ESETS for MTA Sendmail ................... ........................................33
A.2.1. Inbound email messages scanning....................................................33
A.2.2. Bi-directional email messages scanning..........................................34
A.3. Setting ESETS for MTA Qmail...................................................................34
A.3.1. Inbound email messages scanning....................................................34
A.3.2. Bi-directional email messages scanning..........................................35
A.4. Setting ESETS for MTA Exim version 3..................................................35
A.4.1. Inbound email messages scanning....................................................35
A.4.2. Bi-directional email messages scanning..........................................36
A.5. Setting ESETS for MTA Exim version 4..................................................36
A.5.1. Inbound email messages scanning....................................................36
A.5.2. Bi-directional email messages scanning..........................................37
A.6. Setting ESETS for MTA ZMailer................................................................37
A.6.1. Inbound email messages scanning....................................................37
A.6.2. Bi-directional email messages scanning..........................................37
A.7. Setting ESETS for outbound email messages scanning.................37
A.8. Setting ESETS for scanning of POP3 communication.....................38
A.9. Setting ESETS for scanning of IMAP communication.....................39
B. PHP License ........................................................................................41
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