HELP: "aborting due to syntax errors"

[Julian Field]

At 21:46 29/10/2002, you wrote:
>Yes that was it -thank you!
>
>I was using an old spam.actions.conf file to control the spam actions of 
>some users.  The configuration must different now although the one example 
>in the new MailScanner.conf file does not clearly indicate how to specify 
>default behavior and how the actions should be entered.

Hopefully if you read the EXAMPLES and README files in the rules directory, 
things will be a bit clearer.


>e.g., (old)
>default          deliver
>user at domain.com  delete
>user1 at domain.com  delete
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>_________
>Sincerely,
>David Closson
>209-728-8199
>
>
>
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>>From: Denis Beauchemin <Denis.Beauchemin at USHERBROOKE.CA>
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>>On Tue, 2002-10-29 at 15:33, David Closson wrote:
>> > I just upgraded to Mailscanner 4.04-1 from 3.23-4. I made all config 
>> changes
>> > before killing version 3 and then while starting version 4 the following
>> > error is displayed on the console:
>> >
>> > Aboring due to syntax errors. at 
>> /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/Config.pm
>> > line 951
>>
>>I believe this means there is an error in your
>>/etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf file.
>>
>>Denis
>>--
>>Denis Beauchemin, analyste
>>Université de Sherbrooke, S.T.I.
>>T: 819.821.8000x2252 F: 819.821.8045
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