alerts to postmaster but sender why

[Quentin Campbell]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Csanády Miklós piarista [mailto:csm at piar.hu] 
> Sent: 11 November 2001 21:25
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: alerts to postmaster but sender why
> 
> 
> Hi,
> I must have misconfigured something, because the sender of
> the infected mail does not get a warning when his mail
> triggers the scanner.
> 
> Where should I look for  the mistake.
> Here is  a section from my conf file.
> 
> The postmaster gets the warning.
> ---------------------
> # Deliver messages with viruses removed to their original 
> recipients # or just delete them? Deliver To Recipients = yes
> 
> # Notify the senders of infected messages that they should 
> check out # their systems? Notify Senders = yes
> 
> # Set where to find the message text sent to the senders of 
> infected # messages. Sender Report = 
> /usr/local/MailScanner/etc/sender.report.txt
> Sender Virus Report             =
> /usr/local/MailScanner/sender.virus.report.txt
> Sender Bad Filename Report      =
> /usr/local/MailScanner/etc/sender.filename.report.txt
> Sender Error Report             =
> /usr/local/MailScanner/etc/sender.error.report.txt
> 
> # Notify the local postmaster when any infections are found? 
> Notify Local Postmaster = yes
> 
> # Set email address of who to notify about any infections 
> found. # Should put your full domain name here too,
> #    e.g. postmaster at your.domain.com
> Local Postmaster = csm at gimn-db.piar.hu
> 
> # Set what to do with infected attachments or messages.
> # keep   ==> Store under the "Quarantine Dir"
> # delete ==> Just delete them
> #Action = delete
> Action = keep
> -----------------
> Any ideas?
> Thanks
> Miklos

Miklos

There is a typo in the pathname of the "Sender Virus Report = line". The
"/etc/" is missing and it should read:

Sender Virus Report =
/usr/local/MailScanner/etc/sender.virus.report.txt

If the MailScanner stuff is mounted under /usr/local then you can avoid
having to retype pathnames in the "mailscanner.conf" file by creating a
link in /opt that points at the /usr/local/MailScanner directory. Do:

ln -s /usr/local/MailScanner /opt/mailscanner

I hope this is of assistance.

Quentin
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