ANNOUNCE: Version 4.14 released

[Steve Evans]

Does this mean we should definitely switch to the SAVI perl module or is
that still up for debate?

Steve Evans
SDSU Foundation
(619) 594-0653
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Julian Field [mailto:mailscanner at ECS.SOTON.AC.UK] 
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 2:59 AM
To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK

I have just released MailScanner version 4.14.

Major new features are:
- Support for NOD32 1.99, F-Secure 4.50 and F-Prot 3.13.
- Support for SAVI Perl module to completely avoid startup delays with
Sophos scanner.
- Support for quirks of SpamAssassin 2.50 - 2.53.
- Fixed important bug in filename checking code causing it not to check
long filenames properly. I strongly advise all 4.13 users to upgrade.

People who should upgrade are:
         - Anyone running 4.13
         - Anyone using SpamAssassin 2.50-2.53
         - Anyone using F-Prot
         - Anyone using F-Secure
         - Anyone using NOD32

Download it as usual from www.mailscanner.info

And why not help to spread the word by buying a T-shirt while you are
there?


The full ChangeLog is this:

* New Features and Improvements *

- Added support for new (1.99) version of NOD32, using the "nod32-1.99"
   Virus Scanner setting, which has totally different output and
different
   command-line switches from previous versions.
- Added support for new (4.50) version of F-Secure. Involves a new
f-secure-
   wrapper as well as new main code.
- Added support for new version of F-Prot 3.13.
- Added support for SAVI Perl module, using the "sophossavi" Virus
Scanner
   setting. See the main docs for instructions on how to install the
SAVI
   Perl module.
- Signed and/or encrypted messages can now be signed without breaking
the
   PGP/GPG signed portion of the message.
- RAV support improved in Cobalt RaQ systems.
- Added "Include Scanner Name In Reports" option to allow the virus
scanner
   name to appear in the scanning reports.
- "Debug SpamAssassin" option to help you sort out SpamAssassin
problems.
- "Exim Split Spool" option to support split mail queues with Exim.
- Full support for quirks of SpamAssassin 2.5x.
- Added optional support in f-prot-wrapper script to support tmpfs and
   ramdisks which F-Prot cannot use without assistance.
- Better error reporting when compiling configuration files.
- Improved OpenBSD installation and upgrading instructions.
- Added check of location of all required system commands.
- Improved wording of message to spam senders.
- Increased max size of messages sent to SpamAssassin.
   Spam messages are getting bigger.
- All variables in the supplied conf file are now set to something, even
if
   just a blank value. This will make upgrade_MailScanner_conf work
better.
- Speeded up deletion of working area directories (thanks to Tony F for
that).
- No more reliance on hard-coded paths in SystemDefs.pm, this entire
file is
   now obsolete.
- Improved RedHat scripts to cope with glibc 2.3.x.

* Fixes *

- Fixed important bug in filename checking code causing it not to check
   long filenames properly. I strongly advise all 4.13 users to upgrade.
- Changed setuid/setgid code so taint mode is not switched on.
- Fixed various other issues kindly brought to my attention by Tony
Finch
   at Cambridge Univ.
- Fixed problem with deleting recipients from messages with Exim.
- Fixed problem with headers being passed to SpamAssassin from Exim
incorrectly.
- Fixed problem when running internal TNEF decoder.
- Fixed locking problems when SpamAssassin 2.50 times out.
- Fixed "RBL Timeout 20 of 7" problem, and problem when no RBL's in use
at all.
- Fixed dont_copy_prefs option in call to SpamAssassin.
--
Julian Field
www.MailScanner.info
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