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Proactive Security at Mail Gateway-MailScan 5 for SMTP Servers

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Overview MailScan 5 for SMTP Servers is the world's most advanced AntiVirus, Content Security and Mail Management Solution at the Mail Gateway, for Mail Servers working on different Operating Systems and platforms like Windows, Unix, Linux, Novell and Solaris. Installed on a Windows machine, it comes with an inbuilt, multi-threaded SMTP Server and a POP3 Downloader, and acts as a Security Gateway between the Mail Server and the Internet. At the Mail Gateway, MailScan for SMTP Servers scans and cleans mails that flow between all local users and mails between the Internet and Mail Server. It protects organizations against Viruses, Worms, Trojans, Backdoors and many other malware, blocks Spam and Phishing mails, while providing total Content Security for email traffic.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	MicroWorld Technologies	File Format	PDF
Date Published	July 2007
Format	White Papers
Topics	Network Security, Security Management, Gateways - Hubs

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