All messages sent between the two post offices in the group are processed and delivered by MAILsweeper.
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Any ADE or bulletin board updates must still be transferred using cc:Mail Router. |
There are two possible ways of installing MAILsweeper for cc:Mail:
MAILsweeper for cc:Mail can also be installed on a site that has only one post office and uses cc:Mail Router for access to other post offices over another communications medium (type 2 connections). See page 2-82 for details.
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The latest versions of cc:Mail use
DB8 post offices. MAILsweeper supports both DB6 and DB8 post offices. It also supports cc:Mail Release 8. |
When configuring MAILsweeper it is important to know the relationship between the two post offices in the group.
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It is important to remember the relationship between the post offices so that you correctly connect to the Admin mailbox of the R&D post office and the R&D mailbox of the Admin post office. |
To deploy MAILsweeper for cc:Mail in a standard configuration follow the steps outlined below.
This machine should meet the technical specification outlined. It should also have TCP/IP and RPC services installed and enabled. See page 2-85 for a full list of pre-requisites the MAILsweeper host should be configured with.
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There are several evaluation copies of anti-virus tools supplied on the installation CD-ROM. The set-up software does not automatically install these anti-virus tools.
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Refer to your Lotus cc:Mail documentation for more details.
See the Installation section on page 2-85 for details.
When deployed in a hub environment MAILsweeper services a number of post office groups.
There is one post office group for transferring messages between the hub post office and each downstream post office that is to be protected.
In this example, MAILsweeper services four post office groups. There is one group between the hub post office and each of the downstream post offices, that is:
This configuration provides the necessary protection for all mail delivery.
For example, assume a message is being sent from the accounts department to the personnel department. MAILsweeper would first transfer the message from the accounts post office to the hub post office and then transfer it from the hub post office to the personnel post office.
Due to the way in which a hub environment is configured, each message sent between downstream post offices is processed twice:
You can protect any
number of post offices in this way, by defining the appropriate
groups in the [PostOfficeGroups]
configuration
section. This section is found in the post office configuration
file, CCMAIL.CFG.
For example, you may consider that the R&D post office has a higher chance of spreading a virus to the rest of the company, but that the other post offices need no protection. In this case you would only define one group, that is, between the hub post office and the R&D post office, using a cc:Mail Router for the rest.
Alternatively, you may decided that each post office needs an equal amount of protection. In this case you would define four groups, that is, between the hub post office and each of the downstream post offices.
To deploy MAILsweeper for cc:Mail in a hub configuration:
This machine should meet the technical specification outlined. It should also have TCP/IP and RPC services installed and enabled. See page 2-85 for a full list of pre-requisites the MAILsweeper host should be configured with.
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There are several evaluation copies of anti-virus tools supplied on the installation CD-ROM. The set-up software does not automatically install these anti-virus tools.
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Refer to your Lotus cc:Mail documentation for more details.
See the Installation section on page 2-85 for details.
[PostOfficeGroups]
configuration
section to add the extra post office groups. See page 2-99 for
details. MAILsweeper only supports type 1 connections, that is, post office access in a LAN environment.
If you want to have protection between two post offices that have a type 2 connection you will need to change the network configuration. The following two diagrams demonstrate such a change.
To achieve this configuration:
London
in a different directory on the File Server. Enable this
post office for Directory Propagate and Call-lists as
required. London
to London-MSW
.
London-MSW
post office. London
post office. London
on the London-MSW
post office. London-MSW
on the London
post office. ![]() |
Refer to your Lotus cc:Mail documentation for more details. |
It is also recommended that you:
To deploy MAILsweeper in type 2 configuration, follow the steps outlined below.
This machine should meet the technical specification outlined. It should also have TCP/IP and RPC services installed and enabled. See page 2-85 for a full list of pre-requisites the MAILsweeper host should be configured with.
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There are several evaluation copies of anti-virus tools supplied on the installation CD-ROM. The set-up software does not automatically install these anti-virus tools.
See the Installation section on page 2-85 for details.
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