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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I thought Symantec Antivirus
was recommended by the Department of Education?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>We're using Symantec Antivirus on one of
our Microsoft servers (Microsoft Windows 2003) updates to the latest Antivirus
definitions and it passes all the updates down to all our Novell servers (Novell
6 & 6.5). And from the Novell servers it updates down the Tree to every
XP workstation in the school.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don't know much about VET and we chose
Symantec because it's free from DET.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><STRONG><EM>Ben
Ngo</EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>TSP Co-ordinating Technician</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2>South Gippsland Region</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2>PH: 0403 014 008</FONT></EM></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> moodle-bounces@edulists.com.au on behalf
of Con Zymaris<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wed 26/07/2006 2:13 PM<BR><B>To:</B> The Moodle
Users' in Schools Mailing List<BR><B>Cc:</B> List IS; List Multi-Media; List
IP&M; List Tech; List Yr7-10it<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Moodle] OT - Help
Please - Anti-Virus Software recommendations?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>On Thu, Jul 27, 2006 at 11:59:31AM +1000, Keith Richardson
wrote:<BR>> Please forgive cross-posts.<BR>> Hello everyone.<BR>> We
have an anti-virus software crisis and I would appreciate any advice<BR>>
possible.<BR>> We have been using VET but they are forcing a change on us
that is not<BR>> compatible so we need to look elsewhere.<BR>> Here is the
QUESTION posed by my technician:<BR>><BR>> "Anti virus question to those
members of the group that have Novell file<BR>> servers with XP
workstations.<BR>> What antivirus solution do you have in place with
server based updates?<BR>> How efficient is this?<BR>> Does it
affect network performance, if not what speed does network run<BR>>
at?<BR>> Any recomendations for a low grade
network?<BR><BR><BR>Keith,<BR><BR>Before you make a decision, trial ClamAV and
ClamWin.<BR><BR>You can use Clam on many servers as a server-based AV, scanning
incoming<BR>mail etc:<BR><BR> <A
href="http://www.clamav.net/">http://www.clamav.net/</A><BR><BR>You can use Clam
Win on all your Windows PCs, including XP:<BR><BR> <A
href="http://www.clamwin.com/">http://www.clamwin.com/</A><BR><BR> Features:<BR><BR>
- High detection rates for viruses and spyware;<BR> - Scanning
Scheduler;<BR> - Automatic downloads of regularly updated Virus
Database.<BR> - Standalone virus scanner and right-click menu integration
to Microsoft<BR> Windows Explorer;<BR> - Addin to
Microsoft Outlook to remove virus-infected attachments<BR>
automatically.<BR><BR>Clam AV and Clam Win are both free and open
source.<BR><BR>Cheers,<BR><BR>Con Zymaris<BR><BR>- CEO, Cybersource Pty.
Ltd.<BR>- Director, Open Source Industry Australia, Limited.<BR>- Convenor, Open
Source Victoria (A Government-funded industry
cluster.)<BR><BR>--<BR>___________________________________________________________________________<BR>Con
Zymaris <conz@cyber.com.au> Level 4, 10 Queen St, Melbourne,
Australia<BR>Cybersource: Australia's Leading Linux and Open Source Solutions
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