Beta release: MailScanner 4.56.5 --- please test

Ugo Bellavance ugob at lubik.ca
Sat Sep 23 15:10:32 UTC 2006


Installed.

Ugo

Julian Field wrote:
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> I have just released a new beta test version of MailScanner, 4.56.5.
> Please test it for me if you possibly can.
> 
> The main additions over the past 2 months have been:
> 
> - - Fine control of reporting for messages breaking size limits
> - - Upgraded to Kaspersky 5.5
> - - Upgraded to Postfix 2.3
> - - Sys::Syslog compatibility problems solved with 1.18
> - - More detailed control over "Max SpamAssassin Size" and what happens 
> when the truncation point is reached half way through an attachment
> - - Upgraded to tnef 1.4.3 to solve problems with UTF-encoded filenames.
> - - Upgraded to Archive::Zip 1.16 to solve problems building on 64-bit 
> architectures.
> 
> Please download as usual from
>           www.mailscanner.info
> 
> The full Change Log is:
> 
> * New Features and Improvements *
> 1 Added a complete new set of configuration settings to report on
>   messages and attachments that are outside the size limits set in
>   MailScanner.conf. These are:
>   Sender Size Report
>   Stored Size Message Report
>   Deleted Size Message Report
>   Size Modify Subject
>   Size Subject Text
>   These are used in exactly the same way as the other sets of options
>   that tag and modify the message for other reasons.
> 3 Improved report of "message too large" case.
> 3 Updated Catalan language files courtesy of Jordi Sanfeliu.
> 3 Increased default max SpamAssassin message size to catch more single-image
>   spam messages.
> 3 Solved compatibility with Postfix 2.3.
> 3 Upgraded Sys::Syslog to 0.18 which fixes all the compatibility problems of
>   0.17 and 0.16.
> 3 Upgraded Kaspersky support to 5.5.
> 4 Added new features to "Max SpamAssassin Size" setting:
>   <number> --- behave as before
>   <number n> trackback --- get n bytes then backtrack looking for the start
>                            of the attachment we are in the middle of.
>   <number n> continue <number m> --- get n bytes then continue up to a 
> maximum
>                                      of m extra bytes looking for the end of
>                                      the attachment we are in the middle of.
> 5 Upgraded to tnef version 1.4.3.
> 5 Upgraded Archive::Zip to 1.16. Builds properly on x64 architectures.
> 
> * Fixes *
> 1 When 'Outgoing Queue Dir' was changed from the default, kicking sendmail
>   into attempting delivery of a new processed message in the outgoing queue
>   would just wait for the next regular run of the queue. Now fixed so that
>   a delivery attempt is made immediately. This fix only affects users who
>   have changed the "Outgoing Queue Dir" setting and who are also using
>   sendmail as their MTA.
> 2 Missed 2 "defined" checks on variables before using them.
>   Thanks to Andy Kirkpatrick for spotting that one.
> 2 Fixed version number check.
> 3 Fixed output bug in less strict phishing net. Does anyone use this?
> 3 Fixed bug in Sendmail KickMessage() function. Thanks to Martin Billy.
> 4 Removed Postfix 2.3 extra, and reverted to simple regexp as Holger's 
> version
>   is buggy (mismatched ')').
> 5 Changed number of viruses found reported to be max of each AV 
> package's value.
> 
> - -- 
> Julian Field
> www.MailScanner.info
> Buy the MailScanner book at www.MailScanner.info/store
> 
> MailScanner customisation, or any advanced system administration help?
> Contact me at Jules at Jules.FM
> 
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> 
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Ugo Bellavance (ugob at lubik.ca)
Consultant en Sécurité Informatique
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