Sophos PureMessage for Unix

Protects the email gateway against spam, viruses,
spyware and other malware

Sophos PureMessage for UNIX combines powerful content scanning with
highly flexible policy controls, integrating into your existing infrastructure to
enable complete email management on a wide range of operating systems.

Industry-leading spam protection
PureMessage safely identifies up to 98% of spam and protects against email scams, including phishing attacks.

Powerful anti-virus protection
Award-winning technology detects, disinfects or quarantines viruses, spyware, Trojans and worms in incoming and outgoing email.

Enterprise-wide policy enforcement
PureMessage incorporates a rich policy environment to support complex security or regulatory compliance requirements.

Reputation filtering
The Sophos IP Block List effectively eliminates up to 80% of spam at the connection level, reducing scnning requirements and accelerating delivery of clean mail.

Content security
Powerful content scanning controls protect against confidential information leakage and tailor filtering to meet your organization's specific email policies.

Multi-language filtering
Global organizations are protected from viruses and spam in multiple languages.

Automatic updates
The latest virus and spam identities and Genotypes, known spammer IP ranges and software updates are downloaded automatically via the internet.

Easy configuration and management
A web-based interface allows the straightforward configuration and management of PureMessage.

Allow list/block list capabilities
Enterprise and end-user preferences are established through global and end-user allow lists and block lists.

End-user quarantine
End-user interfaces provide customisable quarantine features for the quick retrieval of legitimate messages.

Technical overview

System requirements
•	Platforms supported RedHat Linux on x86 (7.3 to 9.x, Enterprise Server 2.1 to 4) SUSEE Linux on x86 (Enterprise Server 8 to 9, Professional 8 to 9) Debian on x86 3.0 and 3.1 Sun Solaris on SPARC (2.6 to 10) FreeBSD on x86 (4.5 to 4.11, 5.3 and 5.4)
•	Gateway/email platforms Includes Sendmail: supports versions 8.11.6 or higher Includes Postfix: supports versions 2.0.x and 2.1 Supports Sun Java™ System Messaging Server 6 2005Q1 and SunOne Messaging Server 5.2 Other email platforms: supported via relay configuration
•	Memory Minimum: 1 GB Recommended: 2 GB
•	Disk Space 200 MB plus quarantine space

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Policy datasheet

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