Not finding viruses but reporting clean

[Julian Field]

Please can you tell us rather more about your problem?
All you have shown is that "sophoswrapper" is apparently set up okay.

At 22:44 19/07/2002, you wrote:
>Gurus,
>
>Problem:
>
>Sendmail reports -- X-ECS-MailScanner: Found to be clean
>but Mailscanner not detecting any viruses in enterprise.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Fred
>
>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
>Sendmail ver: Sendmail 8.8.8+Sun/8.8.8;
>
>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
>Sophos ver:
>
>xxxx:/opt/mailscanner/etc*> sweep -v
>SWEEP virus detection utility
>Copyright (c) 1989,2002 Sophos Plc, www.sophos.com
>
>System time 15:39:15, System date 19 July 2002
>
>Product version           : 3.59
>Engine version            : 2.5
>User interface version    : 2.03.076
>Platform                  : Solaris/SPARC
>Released                  : 01 July 2002
>Total viruses (with IDEs) : 74471
>
>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
>xxxx:/opt/mailscanner/bin*> check_mailscanner
>Running with pid 20624
>
>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
>xxxx:/etc/init.d*> /opt/sophos/bin/sophoswrapper /opt/sophos
>SWEEP virus detection utility
>Version 3.59, July 2002 [Solaris/SPARC]
>Includes detection for 74506 viruses, trojans and worms
>Copyright (c) 1989,2002 Sophos Plc, www.sophos.com
>
>System time 15:26:55, System date 19 July 2002
>
>IDE directory is: /opt/sophos/ide
>
>Using IDE file kitro-d.ide
>Using IDE file fret-fam.ide
>Using IDE file opey-bc.ide
>Using IDE file tinit-b.ide
>Using IDE file nahata-f.ide
>Using IDE file momac-a.ide
>Using IDE file datom-a.ide
>Using IDE file gunsan-a.ide
>Using IDE file mark-kr.ide
>Using IDE file floodo.ide
>Using IDE file calil.ide
>Using IDE file kwbot-a.ide
>Using IDE file duni-a.ide
>Using IDE file bajar.ide
>Using IDE file metrion.ide
>Using IDE file zoek-d.ide
>Using IDE file scalper.ide
>Using IDE file dotor.ide
>Using IDE file dest-j.ide
>Using IDE file yaha-e.ide
>Using IDE file higuy-a.ide
>Using IDE file fishleta.ide
>Using IDE file perrun-a.ide
>Using IDE file chir-a.ide
>Using IDE file cup-a.ide
>Using IDE file chickf.ide
>
>Quick Sweeping
>
>
>3 files swept in 1 second.
>No viruses were discovered.
>End of Sweep.

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