on 7-10-2008 3:23 AM Rudi Ahlers spake the following: > Johnny Hughes wrote: >> Rudi Ahlers wrote: >>> Hi all >>> >>> I've been thinking about using CentOS on a Dell R200 server and turn >>> it into a firewall / network monitor / traffic shaper in our >>> datacentre, instead of using a dedicated firewall device. >>> >>> One of the devices that I have been looking at, with my limited >>> budget, is the D-Link DFL 860 - >>> http://www.netdefend.eu/Product.aspx?m=15&ref=DFL-860 >>> >>> It provides AV, SPI, VPN, DOS, P2P, etc protection. Most of this can >>> be done with Linux as well, but I'm not 100% sure about the AV part. >>> >>> How will I use / setup CentOS to check all traffic coming in & out >>> (HTTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, etc) for virusses and clean them? We host >>> both Windows & Linux servers, and I'm not too worried about the Linux >>> servers, but Windows needs a lot of extra protection. >>> >> >> ssshhh!!! Don't tell Trend Micro you are scanning for viruses at the >> gateway ... they don't like that term :-D >> >> http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2219926/breakthrough-trend-micro-patent-barracuda >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> > > Are you saying I'm not allowed todo this, and will be violating a patent > right for building my own network level virus scanner / anti-virus gateway? > No... He is saying that Trend Micro won't like it, and will sue you for millions of dollars and your first born child! ;-P -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!! -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 258 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20080710/1a917b28/attachment-0003.sig>