Languages - (was RE: Comments on version 4.00.0a13-1)

[Patterson S.R.]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Denis Beauchemin [mailto:Denis.Beauchemin at USHERBROOKE.CA] 
> Sent: 16 October 2002 20:09
> 
> I have some problems with config files:
> "Hide Incoming Work Dir = yes"  but my McAfee scans return: 
> /g9GHwad17379/bugbear.virus   contient le virus W32/Bugbear at MM
> (I've translated McAfee's output in French in SweepViruses.pm but this
> should have no impact on the problem).  I had the same 
> problem with V3.

Just out of interest is there any thought on adding some form of locale
support in Mailscanner?

I'm thinking of an option in the config file like "Software Language =
fr", then you'd have a directory structure like:

Mailscanner/
        etc/
        bin/
        ...
        languages/
                fr/
                        strings.pl
                        virus.warning.txt
                        ...
                        sender.warning.txt
                en/
                        strings.pl
                        virus.warning.txt
                        ...
                ...

The text files would naturally be translated into a sensible default
message in each language.  The strings.pl file would contain something
like:

$langstring['fr'].containsvirus = 'contient le virus';
$langstring['fr'].isstarting = 'MailScanner commence';  (whatever!)

Then the code would be genericised, replacing all static text strings
with $langstring["$config.language"].staticstringkeyword

Or has this already been done, I must admit I'm not managing to keep up
at the moment?

Steve
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