mailscanner and debian woody 3.0

[Julian Field]

What was the error message?
What version of MailScanner are you trying to use?

At 03:04 16/08/2003, you wrote:
>i got error on line 42 with the mailscanner perl script
>and compilation stopped
>At 06:55 AM 8/15/03 -0400, you wrote:
> >What is the error message you get when it fails?  Did you look at the Using
> >MailScanner with Exim doc?  What are you confused about?
> >
> >Jason
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: jack mendez [mailto:wiler1 at EARTHLINK.NET]
> >> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 7:24 PM
> >> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> >> Subject: Re: [MAILSCANNER] mailscanner and debian woody 3.0
> >>
> >>
> >> i installed several modules but it still failes, i am a bit
> >> confused about
> >> the exim configuration as well.
> >> At 03:47 PM 8/14/03 -0400, you wrote:
> >> >I don't suggest using Debian's version of MailScanner.
> >> Download the tarball
> >> >from the MailScanner web site and follow the installation
> >> instructions
> >> >there.  I think I had to download some perl modules (and
> >> apply some patches)
> >> >and compile them too.  Debian Woody did not have everything needed.
> >> >
> >> >Jason
> >> >
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: jack mendez [mailto:wiler1 at EARTHLINK.NET]
> >> >> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 1:10 AM
> >> >> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> >> >> Subject: [MAILSCANNER] mailscanner and debian woody 3.0
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> okay here is the deal.
> >> >> i tried to install mailscanner with debian woody 3.0 and it
> >> >> failed, broke
> >> >> my /var/lib/dpkg/status file and put lots of stuff where it
> >> >> wasn't supposed
> >> >> to go.
> >> >> here is what i did.
> >> >> first, i upgraded to the newest version of f-prot.
> >> >>  (4.1.2)
> >> >> for this, i knew i'd need the newest version of mailscanner
> >> >> because the
> >> >> wrappers had changed.
> >> >> i downloaded the latest rpm version, downloaded and
> >> installed all the
> >> >> required perl modules, used alien to convert the rpm file to
> >> >> a .deb file,
> >> >> it appeared to work fine but no go.
> >> >> can anyone help with the install, or give some suggestions?
> >> >> thanks.
> >> >> Jack
> >> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >

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