mailscanner and debian woody 3.0

[jack mendez]

okay so i was able to solve my problems with the compilation with a bit of
adjustment to my path.
mailscanner appears to be running
gave me a process id, etc.
now, here are my questions.
1. i have configured exim per the instructions in the mailscanner exim
documentation
2. using fetchmail i retreve mail from a remote pop server, and then wait
for it to be delivered.
exim appears to be delivering it to the proper queue
as there is mail in the /var/spool/exim_incoming directory
i have MailScanner set to check the incoming directory every 2 seconds.
i have an aditional directory specified for outgoing messages in the
exim_outgoing.conf file.
/var/spool/exim_outgoing
there is nothing in this directory, and MailScanner appears to be doing
nothing, any ideas?
thanks for the help so far

At 12:44 PM 8/17/03 +0100, you wrote:
>Oh dear, what have you done?
>MailScanner can't even find its own code. The first line of the main
>MailScanner script should say where the rest of the MailScanner code is to
>be found.
>
>Can any Debian guys out there help him out? He's clearly got into a bit of
>a mess.
>And does anyone fancy the job of sorting out the Debian package and keeping
>it up to date please?
>
>At 07:05 17/08/2003, you wrote:
>>the error message is
>>can't locate MailScanner/Config.pm
>>MailScanner version 4.225
>
>
>
>>i untared the original ersion as well the file does not exist in the
>>original stuff either.
>
>Oh yes it does! It's in the 130,000 or so copies that everyone before you
>downloaded.
>
>>thanks
>>
>>
>>
>>At 11:38 AM 8/16/03 +0100,
>>you wrote:
>> >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
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >
>> >--
>> >Julian Field
>> >www.MailScanner.info
>> >Professional Support Services at www.MailScanner.biz
>> >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support
>> >
>
>--
>Julian Field
>www.MailScanner.info
>Professional Support Services at www.MailScanner.biz
>MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support
>