Unrecognised keyword and Looked up unknown string

[Julian Field]

At 14:56 03/01/2003, you wrote:
>Thanx for your help.

No problem.

>I did not know I was using the old config file, I tought that the new one
>replaced the old one.

It very carefully does not overwrite any configuration file, report or
virus engine wrapper script that you have changed so that your
customisations don't get lost.


>Met vriendelijke groet,
>
>      Bobbejaan van Elst
>http://www.Life-eXtreme.com
>   http://www.the-mask.net
>
>
>At 14:37 3-1-2003 +0000, you wrote:
>>At 14:18 03/01/2003, you wrote:
>>>I have installed the latest version of mailscanner and I get the
>>>following errors in my syslog:
>>>
>>>1.)
>>>
>>>Jan  3 14:52:38 the-mask sendmail[3465]: h03DqbJ03465:
>>>from=<Bobby at Life-eXtreme.com>, size=350, class=0, nrcpts=1,
>>>msgid=<5.1.0.14.2.20030103145209.01beec70 at mail.the-mask.net>,
>>>proto=ESMTP, daemon=MTA, relay=iawxsrt-sst-fw01.wxs.nl [195.121.14.2]
>>>(may be forged)
>>>Jan  3 14:52:38 the-mask MailScanner[2411]: New Batch: Scanning 1
>>>messages, 845 bytes
>>>Jan  3 14:52:38 the-mask MailScanner[2411]: Spam Checks: Starting
>>>Jan  3 14:52:38 the-mask MailScanner[2411]: Looked up unknown string
>>>spam in language translation file
>>>/opt/MailScanner/etc/reports/en/languages.conf
>>>Jan  3 14:52:39 the-mask MailScanner[2411]: Looked up unknown string
>>>score in language translation file
>>>/opt/MailScanner/etc/reports/en/languages.conf
>>>Jan  3 14:52:39 the-mask MailScanner[2411]: Looked up unknown string
>>>required in language translation file
>>>/opt/MailScanner/etc/reports/en/languages.conf
>>>Jan  3 14:52:39 the-mask MailScanner[2411]: Looked up unknown string
>>>notspam in language translation file
>>>/opt/MailScanner/etc/reports/en/languages.conf
>>>Jan  3 14:52:39 the-mask MailScanner[2411]: Virus and Content Scanning:
>>>Starting
>>>Jan  3 14:52:41 the-mask MailScanner[2411]: Uninfected: Delivered 1
>>>messages
>>>Jan  3 14:52:42 the-mask sendmail[3473]: h03DqbJ03465: to=bvanelst,
>>>delay=00:00:05, xdelay=00:00:01, mailer=local, pri=120350, dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent
>>>
>>>The problem here is I have not a directory /opt/MailScanner/  the file
>>>languages.conf is located in this directory:
>>>/etc/MailScanner/reports/en/languages.conf.
>>>
>>>My question how or where can I change this.
>>
>>You haven't incorporated your changes into the new MailScanner.conf file,
>>you have just blindly used your old one and are therefore missing the
>>configuration option
>>
>># Set where to find all the strings used so they can be translated into
>># your local language.
>># This can also be the filename of a ruleset so you can produce different
>># languages for different messages.
>>Language Strings = /etc/MailScanner/reports/en/languages.conf
>>
>>>2.)
>>>
>>>Jan  3 15:07:53 the-mask sendmail[4199]: starting daemon (8.11.2):
>>>queueing at 00:15:00
>>>Jan  3 15:07:54 the-mask MailScanner[4210]: MailScanner
>>>Jan  3 15:07:54 the-mask MailScanner[4210]: MailScanner E-Mail Virus
>>>Scanner version 4.11-1 starting...
>>>Jan  3 15:07:54 the-mask MailScanner[4210]: Syntax error(s) in
>>>configuration file:
>>>Jan  3 15:07:54 the-mask MailScanner[4210]: Unrecognised keyword
>>>"piddir" at line 80
>>>Jan  3 15:07:54 the-mask MailScanner[4210]: Aborting due to syntax
>>>errors in /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf.
>>>
>>>I have put a "#" before line 80 and the problem is gone..
>>
>>Same problem as above.
>>It is now a "PID File" and not a "PID Dir". Full description in your
>>newly supplied MailScanner.conf file is
>>
>># Set where to store the process id number so you can stop MailScanner
>>PID file = /var/run/MailScanner.pid
>>
>>--
>>Julian Field
>>www.MailScanner.info
>>MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support

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Julian Field
www.MailScanner.info
MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support