Port 25

[Steve Douglas]

I am running RedHat version 9 with f-prot, dcc, and razor.  I am using
MailScanner version 4.21-9.

When I started I use the command check_MailScanner and receive the following
results in my mail log:
- MailScanner child caught a SIGH
- MailScanner child caught a SIGH
- MailScanner E-Mail Virus Scanner version 4.21-9 starting...
- Enabling SpamAssassin auto-whitelist functionality...
- Using locktype = flock

I get the above for each instance of child process that is running (five
MailScanner instances when I do a "ps -A"

My firewall is completely off for the moment to remove any potential
barriers and scanning does not show port 25.  In addition, when I send a
test email nothing is forwarded.


SD
:-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mikea [mailto:mikea at MIKEA.ATH.CX]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 8:20 AM
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: Port 25
>
> On Wed, Jun 25, 2003 at 08:14:57AM -0500, Steve Douglas wrote:
> > Once I have MailScanner open is port 25 remain open remain open?
>
> I'm not quite sure what you're asking here. Maybe you need more
> coffee; I know _I_ do.
>
> MailScanner itself doesn't open or close, or use, for that matter,
> TCP port 25.
>
> It depends on one instance of an MTA putting mail in a disk directory,
> and another instance of an MTA reading mail from a different disk
> directory. It reads mail files from the first directory, modifies the
> files in accordance with some rules and the results of program calls,
> and writes the (possibly modified) files in the second directory.
>
> Or that's the way I see it, anyway.
>
> --
> Mike Andrews
> mikea at mikea.ath.cx
> Tired old sysadmin since 1964