Virus Scanning moved imap files

[Marc Patermann]

Shelley,

Shelley Waltz schrieb (30.11.2011 16:47 Uhr):
> I have two imap servers, one which has smtp(postfix) and virus scanning
> before delivery to imap.
> 
> I have another imap archive server which has no smtp, but users simply
> move messages from their imap account(s) to the archive server.  It appears
> that some messages have infections.
> 
> My question is, other than wholesale scanning the entire imap directory, moving
> infected messages to a virus folder, and reconstructing the mailbox, is there a
> more elegant way?  One which scans on arrival before depositing into inbox?
I think you mean an "on access scanner".
There are a few IMHO i.e. 
http://www.clamav.net/lang/en/download/third-party-tools/3rdparty-fs/

But I am not sure what happens, if the just created/copied infected 
cyrus message file is (somehow) /handled/ by the scanner.


Marc