MailScanner: email virus scanner, vulnerability protector, and spam tagger

MailScanner is an email virus scanner, vulnerability protector, and spam tagger. It supports the Postfix, Sendmail, Exim, Qmail, and ZMailer MTAs, and the Sophos, McAfee, F-Prot, F-Secure, CommandAV, InoculateIT, Inoculan, eTrust, Kaspersky, Nod32, AntiVir, BitDefender, RAV, Panda, DrWeb, ClamAV, and other anti-virus scanners.

MailScanner uses SpamAssassin for highly successful spam identification, and is designed to handle denial of service attacks. It will detect password-protected zip files and apply filename checking to their contents.

It is very easy to install, requires no changes at all to your sendmail.cf file, is designed to be lightweight, and won’t grind your mail system to a halt with its load. It can be integrated into any email system, regardless of the software in use.

Visit mailscanner.info to download latest version.

Posted on Thursday, January 10th, 2008
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Mail Notification

Mail Notification is a status icon (aka tray icon) that informs you if you have new mail.

Mail Notification works with system trays implementing the freedesktop.org System Tray Specification, such as the GNOME Panel Notification Area, the Xfce Notification Area and the KDE System Tray.

Here are some key features of “Mail Notification”:

· multiple mailbox support
· mbox, MH, Maildir, Sylpheed, POP3, IMAP and Gmail support
· SASL authentication support
· APOP authentication support
· SSL/TLS support
· automatic detection of mailbox format
· immediate notification (the status icon is updated within seconds after a mailbox changes)
· a mail summary
· HIG 2.0 compliance.

Visit mailnotify to download latest version.

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Spam Assassin

SpamAssassin project is a mature, widely-deployed open source project that serves as a mail filter to identify spam, also known as unsolicited commercial email (UCE)

SpamAssassin uses a variety of mechanisms including header and text analysis, Bayesian filtering, DNS blocklists, and collaborative filtering databases. SpamAssassin runs on a server, and filters spam before it reaches your mailbox.

Here are some key features of “SpamAssassin”:

· Wide-spectrum: SpamAssassin uses a wide variety of local and network tests to identify spam signatures. This makes it harder for spammers to identify one aspect which they can craft their messages to work around.
· Free software: it is distributed under the same terms and conditions as other popular open-source software packages such as the Apache web server.
· Easy to extend: Anti-spam tests and configuration are stored in plain text, making it easy to configure and add new rules.
· Flexible: SpamAssassin encapsulates its logic in a well-designed, abstract API so it can be integrated anywhere in the email stream. The Mail::SpamAssassin classes can be used on a wide variety of email systems including procmail, sendmail, Postfix, qmail, and many others.
· Easy Configuration: SpamAssassin requires very little configuration; you do not need to continually update it with details of your mail accounts, mailing list memberships, etc. Once classified, site and user-specific policies can then be applied against spam. Policies can be applied on both mail servers and later using the user’s own mail user-agent application.

Visit SpamAssassin Team to download latest version.

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Evolution

Evolution provides integrated mail, addressbook and calendaring functionality to users of the GNOME desktop.

Here are some key features of “Evolution”:

· No viruses or worms
· Junk filtering
· Desktop integration
· Developer Platform (EDS)
· Evolution#
· EPlugin
· Advanced email searching
· Web calendars
· vFolders
· User-defined filters
· Multiple accounts
· Palm device support
· Customized reminders
· Multiple calendar views
· iCalendar support
· To-Do list
· LDAP compatible
· Share vCards
· Security and encryption
· Open Source

Visit Novell Inc. to download latest version.

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webcam underscore server

webcam_server is a program that allows others to view your webcam from a web browser.

The program itself is a server that provides a live feed of images to clients using a Java applet embedded in a web page. webcam_server uses the video4linux interface.

 

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Ventrilo: Voice over IP (VoIP) group communications software

Ventrilo is the next evolutionary step of Voice over IP (VoIP) group communications software. Ventrilo is also the industry standard by which all others measure them selves as they attempt to imitate it’s features.

By offering surround sound positioning and special sound effects on a per user, per channel, per server or global configuration level the program provides each user the option to fully customize exactly how they wish to hear sounds from other users or events.

Ventrilo is best known for it’s superior sound quality and minimal use of CPU resources so as not to interfere with day to day operations of the computer or during online game competitions. It is also preferred for the simple user interface that any first time computer user can very quickly learn because the most commonly used features are immediately visible and can be activated with a single click of the mouse.

Requirements:

· Processor: 1.0 GHz or higher.
· Sound Input and Output device.
· Microphone.

Visit Flagship Industries, Inc. to download latest version.

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KVIrc: free portable Internet Relay Chat client based on Qt GUI toolkit

KVIrc project is a free portable Internet Relay Chat client based on the excellent Qt GUI toolkit.

KVirc is being written by Szymon Stefanek and the KVIrc Development Team with the contribution of many IRC addicted developers around the world.

Here are some key features of “KVIrc”:

User interface

- Full GUI Based configuration
- MDI floatable windows
- Built-in help browser
- Extreme themeability (all configurable by GUI or scripting)
- Pseudo-transparency support (up to the desktop on KDE)

Network

- Proxy support (SOCKv4, SOCKSv5, HTTP)
- Full IPv6 support
- SSL support (also over IPv6)

Core

- Modular architecture: unfrequently used features reside in external modules and are loaded only when necessary
- Extensibility: a huge API for writing extension modules

IRC

- Notify lists (yes, WATCH is supported)
- Ignore lists
- Registered users database
- Lag meter
- Configurable logging
- Standard DCC CHAT and SEND (with resume) support
- Extended DCC types: VOICE, RSEND, GET, RECV
- DCC CHAT over SSL
cripting

- Built-in scripting language interpreter
scalars, arrays and hashes..
aliases
popups
events
scriptable toolbars
- Objects support in scripting language: yes , now you can do OOP

Limitations:

Unix version (sources):

- A working UNIX system suitable for compiling stuff
- The QT GUI toolkit >= 3.0.5 (older versions might work)
- automake 1.5
- Perl (for generating online documentation)
- KDE libs linked to the same version of Qt (optional)

Unix version (binaries):

- A working unix system
- The QT GUI toolkit >= 3.0.5 (older versions might work)

Visit kvirc.net to download latest version.

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Moodle is a course management system for distance education

Moodle is a course management system (CMS) - a software package designed to help educators create quality online courses. Such e-learning systems are sometimes also called Learning Management Systems (LMS) or Virtual Learning Environments (VLE). One of the main advantages of Moodle over other systems is a strong grounding in social constructionist pedagogy.

Moodle is Open Source software, which means you are free to download it, use it, modify it and even distribute it (under the terms of the GNU General Public License). Moodle runs without modification on Unix, Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, Netware and any other system that supports PHP, including most webhost providers. Data is stored in a single database: MySQL and PostgreSQL are best supported, but it can also be used with Oracle, Access, Interbase, ODBC and others.

Moodle has 50 language packs, including: Arabic, Catalan, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (UK and US versions), Finnish, French (France and Canada versions), German, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Maori, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai and Turkish.

Here are some key features of “Moodle”:

· Overall design of Moodle
· Site management
· User management
· Course management
· Auto-linking
· Mathematics notation
· Media plugins
· Multi-language content
· An “Upload File” assignment
· An “Offline” assignment
· A “Repeating” chat with public session logs
· A “Open” chat event
· A Choice with anonymous results
· A Choice with non-anonymous results
· A Choice that allows you to update anytime
· A Standard forum for general use
· Each person posts one discussion
· A single discussion
· Teacher-Defined Glossary
· Learner-Defined Glossary
· A glossary of common terms
· A graded journal

Visit moodle.org to download latest version.

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palaver is a multi-user chat component for Jabber and XMPP servers

palaver is a multi-user chat component for Jabber and XMPP servers. The intention for this project is to support all features of JEP-0045 as well as the relevant extended discovery features of JEP-0128.

palaver is written in Python using the Twisted framework for Internet applications. It is licensed under the open source MIT license.

The main inspiration for writing palaver was to replace JCR mu-conference. While mu-conference has served the community well, it’s lack of maintenance has left many searching for a replacement.

Currently all basic multi-user chat features are supported, including some extra things like ban lists. More features are on the way, and the intention is to fully support the entire protocol.

palaver is licensed under the MIT open source license. It is free to use, modify and distribute by commercial and non-commercial users and developers.

Requirements:

· Twisted Core 2.1.0 or greater
· Twisted Words 0.3 or greater
· a Jabber or XMPP server which supports components

Note: that palaver and the server do not need to run on the same machine or share any code.

Installation

Palaver utilizes Python’s distutils build and install system. You can install Palaver with:

python setup.py install

Please see the distutils documentation for more information on options. A commonly used option is –prefix=PATH to specify where the install should occur (this defaults to the standard site-packages directory for Python).

Visit palaver Team to download latest version.

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GnomeMeeting

GnomeMeeting is an H.323 compatible videoconferencing, telephony, and VoIP softphone that allows you to make audio and video calls to remote users with H.323 hardware or software (such as Microsoft Netmeeting).

GnomeMeeting project supports all modern videoconferencing and VoIP features, such as registering to an ILS directory, gatekeeper support, making multi-user conference calls using an external MCU, using modern Quicknet telephony cards, and making PC-to-phone calls.

Here are some key features of “GnomeMeeting”:

· Integration with Evolution 2.00 so that contacts are shared between both software
· LDAP and ILS Directories Registration and Browsing
· Addressbook with Speed Dials and H.323/Callto URLs
· Advanced Calls History with Placed, Received and Unanswered Calls and ability to Call Back Users
· Dialpad
· ZeroConf (Apple Rendez-Vous) support
· Advanced Personal Settings Management
· In call Instant-Apply support for Settings
· Auto Answer and Do Not Disturb modes
· GConf and External Configuration
· Possibility for administrators to block some settings to given default values
· Configurable Full-Screen Videoconferencing
· OSS and ALSA Compatible Soundcards Support through plugins
· Video4Linux and Firewire Cameras Support through plugins
· Devices Auto-Detection
· Status Notion
· Configurable sound events
· Configuration Assistant
· Manual
· HIG Compliant GUI
· KDE and GNOME compatibility
· Translated in many languages

Codec futures:

· Supports audio codecs plugins
· iLBC, GSM-06.10, MS-GSM, G.711-Alaw, G.711-uLaw, G.726 and Speex audio codecs
· G.723.1 audio codec (with Quicknet cards)
· H.261 QCIF and CIF video codec
· Dynamic Jitter Buffer
· Dynamic Threshold Algorithm for Silence Detection
· Automatic Video Bandwidth Limitation
· Video Transmission/Reception Control

Quicknet futures:

· Quicknet xJack
· Normal Phone support
· Normal, Dial, and Busy Tones Generation
· Phone Dialpad support
· Incoming Call Ring support
· G.723.1 Audio Codec
· Echo Cancellation
· Full Management of Calls from the Phone
· Dialpad Shortcuts for Automatic Dialing, Call Hold and Call Transfert
· Addressbook Speed Dial selection with Dialpad

H.323 futures:

· H.323v4 compliant
· H.245 Tunneling and Fast Start
· callto: and h323: URLs
· Gatekeeper (RAS) client support, with Broadcast and Multicast Discovery
· H.235 Annex D. support
· Gateway/proxy support
· H.450.1 Call Hold
· H.450.2 Call Transfer
· H.450.3 Call Forwarding
· Call Monitoring
· PC-To-Phone Calls
· Configurable Port Ranges
· H.245 Text Chat
· Outband DTMFs
· E.164, URL, or IP address dialing
· ENUM support
· Transparent NAT support, assisted NAT support (STUN, IP Translation)
· Audio and Video Call Mute
· IPv4 and IPv6

Visit gnomemeeting.org to download latest version.

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