Error installing Version 3.27
Julian Field
mailscanner at ecs.soton.ac.uk
Thu Jan 2 10:21:35 GMT 2003
I have just rebuilt the RPM, can you try downloading and installing it
again, to see if it is fixed now please?
At 10:15 02/01/2003, you wrote:
>Dear Mr.Julian,
>
>Just tested in my system, same error occured.
>
>for you inf.
>
>B.R.
>
># rpm -Uvh mailscanner-3.27-1.i386.rpm
>Preparing... ###########################################
>[100%]
> 1:mailscanner error: unpacking of archive failed on file
>/var/spoo
>l/mqueue.in: cpio: rename failed - Is a directory
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Julian Field" <mailscanner at ECS.SOTON.AC.UK>
>To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
>Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 5:36 PM
>Subject: Re: Error installing Version 3.27
>
>
> > This looks like a download problem, but you are the 2nd person to have the
> > same problem.
> >
> > Can anyone confirm that the RPM for 3.27 actually does work on somebody's
> > system, or do I need to rebuild it?
> >
> > At 08:08 02/01/2003, you wrote:
> > >I re-downloaded, but the result is exactly the same. I attach the full
> > >message as following :
> > >
> > >[xxxx]# rpm -Uvh mailscanner-3.27-1.i386.rpm
> > >Preparing... ###########################################
> > >[100%]
> > > 1:mailscanner warning:
> > >/usr/local/MailScanner/etc/viruses.to.delete.conf created as
> > >/usr/local/MailScanner/etc/viruses.to.delete.conf.rpmnew
> > >error: unpacking of archive failed on file /var/spool/mqueue.in: cpio:
> > >rename failed - Is a directory
> > >
> > >-Jason
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Robert A. Thompson" <ucs_rat at SHSU.EDU>
> > >To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> > >Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 10:40 AM
> > >Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: Version 3.27 and 4.11
> > >
> > >
> > > > re-download the rpm. sounds like you have a bad rpm. Might try a
> > > > md5sum to check the file. I assume the md5sums are on the website.
> > > >
> > > > --rat
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 2003-01-01 at 20:39, pg wrote:
> > > > > I'm using Redhat 7.2. I tried to upgrade to 3.27 from 3.26 but the
> > >following
> > > > > error message appeared :
> > > > >
> > > > > error: unpacking of archive failed on file /var/spool/mqueue.in:
>cpio:
> > > > > rename failed - Is a directory
> > > > >
> > > > > -Jason
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Julian Field" <mailscanner at ECS.SOTON.AC.UK>
> > > > > To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 7:48 PM
> > > > > Subject: ANNOUNCE: Version 3.27 and 4.11
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Happy New Year everyone!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have just released updated versions of both V3 and V4.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The only change for V3 is an important security fix, which you can
> > >easily
> > > > > > apply without upgrading if you don't want to. See the ChangeLog
>below
> > >for
> > > > > > details.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > There are many improvements and changes for V4. A few of them are:
> > > > > > - Security fix is included
> > > > > > - Modify Subject: line to show a message has been scanned
> > > > > > - Stop MailScanner replying to mailing lists that send it viruses
> > > > > > - Quarantine-cleaning script included
> > > > > > - Virus scanner update cron job replaced by global updater script
> > > > > > - Full installation instructions for FreeBSD
> > > > > > - Improved AntiVir, Sophos, F-Prot and F-Secure parsers
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Also, in the spirit of Perl tradition, there is now a MailScanner
> > >Poetry
> > > > > > page for all you closet bards out there. Contributions are most
> > >welcome
> > > > > :-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It can all be downloaded as usual from
> > > > > > www.mailscanner.info
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > For completeness, here is the entry from the ChangeLog for V4.11:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > *Security*
> > > > > > - *** Important Security Fix ***
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You must edit the "sendmail -bd ..." command in your init
>script
> > >and
> > > > > add
> > > > > > -OPrivacyOptions=noetrn
> > > > > > as otherwise people could maliciously bypass MailScanner on
>servers
> > > > > that
> > > > > > are under heavy load.
> > > > > > It is *vital* that you protect yourself with this change.
> > > > > > However, please note there have been no reports at all of this
> > >problem
> > > > > > being actively exploited.
> > > > > > It is included in the init scripts that are part of the RPM
> > > > > > distributions, so RPM users just need to upgrade to the latest
> > > > > mailscanner*rpm.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > *New Features and Improvements*
> > > > > > - Added 2 more configuration options to modify the subject line
> > >whenever a
> > > > > > message is scanned (but no other subject line changes have
>happened)
> > >so it
> > > > > > is obvious to all that the message has been scanned. By default
>this
> > >will
> > > > > > (if enabled) add "{Scanned}" to the end of the Subject: line.
> > > > > > - Added "Never Notify Senders Of Precedence" configuration option
>so
> > >that
> > > > > > you can stop MailScanner replying to postings to mailing lists and
> > >other
> > > > > > bulk mail.
> > > > > > - A modified version of Steve Patterson's "clean.quarantine"
>script is
> > > > > > included as a daily cron job. It is disabled by default. Edit it
>to
> > >see
> > > > > how
> > > > > > to enable it. If you edit it, it will not be over-written by later
> > > > > upgrades
> > > > > > to MailScanner.
> > > > > > - Written an update_virus_scanners script which updates all
>installed
> > > > > > scanners. This is called hourly, as daily wasn't often enough and
> > >RedHat
> > > > > > don't offer anything between hourly and daily.
> > > > > > - Implemented full support for BSD with installation instructions
> > >based on
> > > > > > the tar distribution.
> > > > > > - Added Swedish translation of all reports.
> > > > > > - Added Spanish and Slovak translation of language strings.
> > > > > > - Added wrapper script for inoculan.
> > > > > > - Added an AntiVir autoupdate script.
> > > > > > - Improved AntiVir parser to handle new output format.
> > > > > > - Sophos parser improved to detect Sophos complaining about being
> > >given 1
> > > > > > part of a multi-part archive. Gets flagged as a virus.
> > > > > > - F-Prot and F-Secure parsers improved to handle unusual virus
>names
> > >and
> > > > > > quieter handling of archives containing infected files.
> > > > > > - Added "$filename" variable expansion in sender warnings. Used it
>in
> > >the
> > > > > > English versions of the sender warnings.
> > > > > > - Completely new daemonising code to fix problems with ssh
>sessions
> > > > > > refusing to die.
> > > > > > - Added "startin" and "startout" parameters to init.d scripts for
> > >RedHat
> > > > > > and SuSE.
> > > > > > - Improved error reporting slightly in configuration compiler.
> > > > > > - Spam logging now includes the recipient domains as well as the
> > >sender.
> > > > > > - Incoming Queue Dirs can now be a file listing directories which
> > >include
> > > > > > wildcards.
> > > > > > - Added the message's subject line to the sender spam reports.
> > > > > > - Added a "sleep 5" in between the stop and start in "restart" in
>the
> > > > > > init.d script.
> > > > > > - Creates quarantine directories as required.
> > > > > > - Added link checking in code for finding incoming queue dirs.
> > > > > > - Added note for McAfee users about avoiding symlinks with
>anything
> > >even
> > > > > > remotely connected to McAfee itself.
> > > > > > - Added "Poetry" page to the web site for Nick's idle thoughts...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > *Fixes*
> > > > > > - Fixed problem of orphaned queue files being left in incoming
>queue
> > >when
> > > > > > MailScanner child processes are killed half-way through clearing a
> > > > > message.
> > > > > > - Fixed file locking code in Config.pm so Exim users do not have
>to
> > >have
> > > > > > the config files owned by exim.exim instead of root.root.
> > > > > > - Fixed Exim missing-characters-from-start-of-message bug.
> > > > > > - Fixed SpamAssassin "timeout 260 of 20" counter bug.
> > > > > > - Fixed EximDiskStore file locking bug.
> > > > > > - Fixed bug where unscanned messages are not properly archived if
>not
> > > > > > archiving as raw queue files.
> > > > > > - Fixed bug stopping Exim collecting large message batches.
> > > > > > - Changed default virus scanner from "sophos" to "none".
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Julian Field
> > > > > > www.MailScanner.info
> > > > > > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support
> > > > > >
> > > >
> >
> > --
> > Julian Field
> > www.MailScanner.info
> > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support
> >
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