Proxmox, known for the development of the Proxmox Virtual Environment distribution for the deployment of virtual servers infrastructures, presented the release of the distribution proxmox mail gateway 8.1, which is presented as a ready-made solution for a quick creation of a system control over mail traffic and protecting the internal mail server.
Installation ISO-image available for free load. The components specific to the distribution open under the AGPLV3 license. For installation of updates, both a paid Enterprise repository and two free repositories, which differ in the level of stabilization of updates. The system part of the distribution is based on the DEBIAN package base. It is possible to install the components of the Proxmox Mail Gateway on top of already operating servers based on Debian.
Proxmox Mail Gateway functions as a proxy server acting as a gateway between an external network and an internal mail server based on MS Exchange, Lotus Domino or Postfix. It is possible to manage all incoming and outgoing streams of postal correspondence. All correspondence logs are disassembled and available for analysis via the Web interface. Both graphs for evaluating the general dynamics, and various reports and forms are provided for obtaining information about specific letters and delivery status. The creation of cluster configurations is supported to ensure high accessibility (conducting a synchronized backup server, data is synchronized through the SSH-tunnel) or load balancing.
A complete set of means to ensure protection, filtering spam, phishing, and viruses is provided. To block malicious investments, ClaMav and Google Safe Browsing base are used, and Spam is offered a set of measures based on Spamasssin, which includes support for