1 Avcheck is a simple program that allows you to call an antivirus software
2 in order to check mail messages for viruses before actual delivery from
3 within a Mail Transfer Agent, or MTA.
5 Avcheck itself isn't a virusscanner, nor it is an MTA. It sits between the
6 MTA and a real antivirus software. Most MTAs available today can call an
7 external program for every mail message in order to perform various tasks,
8 including virus scanning and content filtering. Avcheck can be used as
11 Avcheck will receive a mail message from a mail system, pass it to an
12 antivirus software, and, depending on the presence of a virus in that
13 message, will either allow the message to be delivered or take appropriate
14 actions to handle infected mail.