Sendmail WebStats (sort of a mod)

[Kelly Hamlin]

you running Syslogd with -r?
Also syslogd 1.3-3 will NOT work with mailscanner. you must use version
1.4-4 if your using slackware or redhat. to get the version do syslogd -v
hope this helps

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sander Jonkers" <felker at GMX.NET>
To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: Sendmail WebStats (sort of a mod)


> OK, done that, page is generated. Apparantly the script searches for
> 'mailscan' in the files in the directory /var/log/mail/. Despite my eicar
detected
> mails, mailscanner does not log to my /var/log/mail/*. I first have to
take of
> that.
>
>
> [root at sanderold mail]# ls /var/log/mail/*
> /var/log/mail/errors       /var/log/mail/info       /var/log/mail/warnings
> /var/log/mail/errors.1.gz  /var/log/mail/info.1.gz
> /var/log/mail/warnings.1.gz
> [root at sanderold mail]# grep -i mailscan /var/log/mail/*
> [root at sanderold mail]#
>
>
>
> > Actually since this does some massive cpu usage for about 20 seconds, i
> > found a better alternative :)
> > like u mentioned below, just have cron do /cgi-bin/stats.pl >
> > /http/stats.html or the equivelent every 5 or 10 minutes. That way there
> is no huge
> > load on server every time you refresh.
> > Hell you could prolly do every 1 minute and be fine, something like
> > */1 * * * * /path-toscript/stats.pl > /path-to-webpages/pagename.html
> >
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Sander Jonkers
> >   To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> >   Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 5:21 PM
> >   Subject: Re: Sendmail WebStats (sort of a mod)
> >
> >
> >   > oops, u may have to edit it to point to your maillogs, sorry, knew i
> >   > forgot something :)
> >
> >   It must be something else: I also get a white page, but the maillog
dir
> > and
> >   other settings are OK. Proof: 'perl stats.pl > test.html' from the
> >   commandline generates a perfect overview in test.html.
> >
> >   Isn't it a CGI-BIN/rights setting that must be set or done?
> >
> >   Sander
> >
> >
> >   >
> >   >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   >   From: Steve Evans
> >   >   To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> >   >   Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 4:31 PM
> >   >   Subject: Re: Sendmail WebStats (sort of a mod)
> >   >
> >   >
> >   >   So all I have to do is put it in my cgi-bin?  That's it?  If so
all
> > I
> >   > get is a blank page.
> >   >
> >   >   Steve
> >   >     -----Original Message-----
> >   >     From: Kelly Hamlin [mailto:fizz at BOMB.NET]
> >   >     Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 5:07 PM
> >   >     To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> >   >     Subject: Sendmail WebStats (sort of a mod)
> >   >
> >   >
> >   >     For those interested
> >   >     http://sairys.bomb.net/sendmail-webstats.tar.gz
> >   >
> >   >     put in your cgi-bin dir and browse to it.
> >   >
> >   >     produces stats to the web, must have apache (or some httpd
daemon
> >   > running)
> >   >
> >   >     To see a sample, http://sairys.bomb.net/sample.gif
> >   >
> >   >
> >
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> >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> >
> >
> >   oops, u may have to edit it to point to your maillogs, sorry, knew i
> > forgot something :)
> >
> >     ----- Original Message -----
> >     From: Steve Evans
> >     To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> >     Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 4:31 PM
> >     Subject: Re: Sendmail WebStats (sort of a mod)
> >
> >
> >     So all I have to do is put it in my cgi-bin?  That's it?  If so all
I
> > get is a blank page.
> >
> >     Steve
> >       -----Original Message-----
> >       From: Kelly Hamlin [mailto:fizz at BOMB.NET]
> >       Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 5:07 PM
> >       To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> >       Subject: Sendmail WebStats (sort of a mod)
> >
> >
> >       For those interested
> >       http://sairys.bomb.net/sendmail-webstats.tar.gz
> >
> >       put in your cgi-bin dir and browse to it.
> >
> >       produces stats to the web, must have apache (or some httpd daemon
> > running)
> >
> >       To see a sample, http://sairys.bomb.net/sample.gif
> >
> >
>
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