Missing f-protwrapper

[Randall Long]

Thank you...

I knew it had to be a problem on my end.


On Fri, 2002-07-26 at 11:44, Julian Field wrote:
> The f-protwrapper is installed by the MailScanner RPM, and can be found in
> /usr/local/f-prot/f-protwrapper
>
> However, do read this:
> http://www.sng.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailscanner/faq.shtml#24
>
> At 16:28 26/07/2002, you wrote:
> >Hello...
> >I have a feeling this is a stupid question
> >because no one else is posting about it
> >(and I've searched the archives)
> >
> >if so...I apologize...
> >
> >
> >I'm running RedHat Linux 7.3 and have installed
> >MailScanner version 3.22-7. I'm trying to use F-prot
> >as the virus scanner (version 3.12a).
> >
> >Both were installed using the RPM.
> >
> >In the mailscanner.conf file, I changed the 'Virus Scanner'
> >entry from 'sophos' to 'f-prot'. I want to change the 'Sweep'
> >entry to the correct wrapper, however, there was no 'f-protwrapper'
> >file in this f-prot distribution.
> >
> >If I comment out the 'Sweep' line, this message is displayed:
> >
> >MailScanner:       Configuration file /opt/sophos/bin/sophoswrapper could
> >not be opened for reading! at /usr/local/MailScanner/bin/logger.pl line 64.
> >
> >and MailScanner fails to start.
> >
> >If I leave the 'Sweep' line pointing to the non-existent sophoswrapper,
> >MailScanner starts
> >but then MailScanner complains that it can not execute sophoswrapper.
> >
> >We've tested MailScanner and it seems to work. It detected and cleaned
> >email with attachments we knew to be infected.
> >
> >
> >How should MailScanner be configured without the f-protwrapper file?
>
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