---
name: "clamcour"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "clamcour"
version: "0.2.2-1.2"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/clamcour"
---

# clamcour(1)

Courier filter for ClamAV to scan incoming mail for viruses

## NAME

clamcour - Courier filter for ClamAV to scan incoming mail for viruses

## SYNOPSIS

**filterctl \[ start \| stop \] clamcour**

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page briefly documents ClamCour which is a a Courier filter for ClamAV to allow the scanning of incoming mail. In case a virus is found, the mail is rejected.

Use "filterctl \[ start \| stop \] clamcour" to activate/deactivate the ClamCour filter.

For more info on how Courier's courierfilter and filterctl works, see [courierfilter(8)](/courierfilter/8.md) or visit \<http://www.courier-mta.org/?courierfilter.html\>

This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

## AUTHOR

ClamCour was written by Tony Sin(x) '76 \<tony@becrux.com\>.

This minimal manual page was written by Frederik Dannemare \<frederik@dannemare.net\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).