Last updated 20 Nov 2024


LISTSERV has for many years and versions included an Anti-Virus Scanning feature for messages passing through the server.  This is a value-added enhancement which requires a current (unexpired) maintenance agreement with L-Soft.  At this writing the feature is only available for Windows 2016/2019/2022 running LISTSERV Classic or LISTSERV Classic HPO.


(Other OS platforms are supported through the LISTSERV AVS. There is no intent to make this functionality available in the Lite version of the product.)


Native support for F-Secure Server Security and F-Secure Linux Security was dropped by LISTSERV as of 31 Mar 2022.
Windows Defender Anti-Virus is fully-supported natively by LISTSERV 17.0 and following for Windows Servers.
We have removed all FAQ questions relevant to earlier versions from this version of the FAQ.


L-Soft's regular support addresses are reserved for LISTSERV maintainers' use only. List owners should use alternate avenues (some listed below), and may not write directly to L-Soft for help.


Here we have tried to compile a list of the most frequently-asked questions that LISTSERV maintainers ask about LISTSERV and its Anti-Virus Scanning feature.