What is Amavisd?
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Amavisd-new (Amavis) is a high-performance interface between mailer (MTA) and content checkers such as virus scanners, spam filters, and other tools used for email content analysis. It's often used in email server setups to scan incoming and outgoing email messages for spam, viruses, and other malicious content before delivering them to the recipients.
Key features of Amavisd-new include:
- Content Filtering: Amavis integrates with various content checkers, including antivirus engines like ClamAV and spam filters like SpamAssassin, to inspect email content and attachments for threats and unwanted messages.
- Policy Enforcement: Administrators can define policies and rules for handling different types of email based on content analysis results, such as quarantining suspicious messages, rejecting spam, or tagging messages with a spam score.
- Integration: Amavis can be seamlessly integrated with popular mail transfer agents (MTAs) such as Postfix, Exim, and Sendmail, allowing it to intercept email traffic between the MTA and external sources.
- Customization: The configuration of Amavis is highly customizable, allowing administrators to fine-tune settings, adjust scoring thresholds, and enable or disable specific content filters based on their requirements.
- Logging and Reporting: Amavis provides comprehensive logging and reporting capabilities, allowing administrators to monitor email traffic, track filtering actions, and analyze statistics related to spam and virus detection.
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