Re: [SLUG] virus protection for the Linux environment?

From: Robin (Roblimo) Miller (robin@roblimo.com)
Date: Mon Nov 12 2001 - 16:31:31 EST


> ServerProtect for Linux
> provides comprehensive virus protection for an
> organization's file servers running
> Red Hat (v6.2 or 7.1) distributions of the Linux
> operating system. With real-time scanning
> capabilities, ServerProtect for Linux quickly and
> effectively helps prevent the Linux file server from

> becoming a repository for infectious files.
>
> ServerProtect for Linux is designed to filter out
> viruses and other malicious code at the server level,
> before they have a chance to spread through shared
> documents and infect other computing environments.

These are the key statements. The product doesn't protect the
Linux-running servers themselves, but keeps them from passing viruses
to/from Windows clients on the network and in the rest of the world.

The press release is poorly written. You could have done it better, and
so could I.

- Robin



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