Blacklist file changes getting removed by something

[Julian Field]

At 03:50 11/12/2003, you wrote:
>Yes, check_mailscanner runs at the time that the files are being changed.
>Then I guess my question is why is check_mailscanner replacing my
>blacklist.rules file?

It's not. Something else must be happening too. Take a look at the code of
check_mailscanner and you won't find any reference to any rules files.


>Brian
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Antony Stone" <Antony at SOFT-SOLUTIONS.CO.UK>
>To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
>Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 6:30 PM
>Subject: Re: Blacklist file changes getting removed by something
>
>
> > On Wednesday 10 December 2003 8:37 am, Brian Wells wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Much to my annoyance, I noticed after I had entered by hand a bunch of
> > > hosts to my blacklist file, that my changes had been removed and a new
> > > blacklist file was in place.  Looking at the timestamp on the file, it
>is
> > > getting replaced once an hour.
> > >
> > > I searched quite a bit for an explanation for this behaviour.  Something
> > > like the auto whitelist feature except for the blacklist file.  But I
>could
> > > not find anything.  Does anyone have an explanation for this and how to
> > > turn it off?
> >
> > Does the timestamp on the file coincide with any cron jobs you have
>running?
> >
> > Antony
> >
> > --
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> >
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> >
> >                                                      Please reply to the
>list;
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>me.
> >

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