Information about the package, amavisd-new, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The amavisd-new package is designed for, Email filter with virus scanner and spamassassin support.
Package Name:
amavisd-new
Summary:
Email filter with virus scanner and spamassassin support
Description:
amavisd-new is a high-performance and reliable interface between mailer (MTA) and one or more content checkers: virus scanners, and/or Mail::SpamAssassin Perl module. It is written in Perl, assuring high reliability, portability and maintainability. It talks to MTA via (E)SMTP or LMTP, or by using helper programs. No timing gaps exist in the design which could cause a mail loss.
Architecture:
noarch
Version:
2.9.1
Release:
3.el6
Size:
836 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+ and BSD and GFDL
Control the amavisd-new package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install amavisd-new
This command will install amavisd-new on the server.
yum remove amavisd-new
This command will un-install amavisd-new on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove amavisd-new, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove amavisd-new
This command will un-install amavisd-new on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove amavisd-new when using the -y flag.
yum update amavisd-new
This command will update amavisd-new to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove amavisd-new, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update amavisd-new
This command will update amavisd-new to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove amavisd-new when using the -y flag.
yum info amavisd-new
This command will show you core information about the amavisd-new package.
yum deplist amavisd-new
This command will show you the dependencies for amavisd-new. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update amavisd-new
This command will check if there is an update waiting on amavisd-new. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.