---
name: "clamav-milter"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "clamav"
version: "1.5.4-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/clamav-milter"
---

# clamav-milter(8)

milter compatible mail scanner

## NAME

clamav-milter - milter compatible mail scanner

## SYNOPSIS

clamav-milter \[options\]

## DESCRIPTION

Clamav-milter is a filter for **[sendmail(1)](/sendmail/1.md)** mail server. It uses a mail scanning engine built into **[clamd(8)](/clamd/8.md)**.

Clamav-milter can use load balancing and fault tolerant techniques to connect to more than one [clamd(8)](/clamd/8.md) server and seamlessly hot-swap to even the load between different machines and to keep scanning for viruses even when a server goes down.

## OPTIONS

- **-h, --help**

  Output help information and exit.

- **-V, --version**

  Print the version number and exit.

- **-c FILE, --config-file=FILE**

  Read configuration from FILE.

## FILES

/etc/clamav/clamav-milter.conf

## AUTHOR

aCaB \<acab@clamav.net\>

## SEE ALSO

[sendmail(8)](/sendmail/8.md), [clamav-milter.conf(5)](/clamav-milter.conf/5.md), [clamd(8)](/clamd/8.md), [clamd.conf(5)](/clamd.conf/5.md)