Error Starting MS in Debog mode

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Hello

Well it looks like I had MIME::Tools 6.200_02 installed.
I removed it and downloaded 5.411a as well as the patches.

Now when installing the patches "patch -p0 < mime-tools-patch.txt" I get
the prompt:

  Looks like a new-style context diff.
File to patch:

I have no idea which file should be patched.

Sorry if this as been done to death


Rick

On Sun, 16 Nov 2003, Julian Field wrote:

> At 14:40 16/11/2003, you wrote:
> >Hello
> >
> >Yes Mime::Tools is installed.
> >
> >cpan> install MIME::Tools
> >MIME::Tools is up to date.
>
> In which case you have either
> (a) the wrong version
> or
> (b) a version without any of the necessary security patches. Please install
> it as per the instructions on the MailScanner website, this will apply some
> very important security patches.
>
> MailScanner itself certainly doesn't require MIME::ToolUtils, it's not
> installed on my systems at all.
>
> >Also it is in the same path as all the other required modules, I even went
> >as far as to try and create a link between MIME::ToolUtils and MIME::Tools
> >
> >Rick
> >
> >On Sun, 16 Nov 2003, Julian Field wrote:
> >
> > > At 22:47 15/11/2003, you wrote:
> > > >Hello
> > > >
> > > >I have perl 5.8.1
> > > >MS 4.24-5
> > > >SA 2.60
> > > >
> > > >AFAIK I have all required modules installed, MS appears to start ok
> > > >however nothing is written to the log files and the mail in the queue is
> > > >un-touched. It does show that MailScanner is running:
> > > >
> > > >root   665     1  0 14:23:27 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/sendmail -bd
> > > >-ODeliveryMode=queueonly -OQueueDirectory=/var/spool/mqueue.in
> > >
> > > As it says, that is sendmail and not MailScanner itself.
> > >
> > > >When I try running MS in de-bugging mode I get the following error:
> > > >
> > > >./check_mailscanner.solaris
> > > >Starting MailScanner...
> > > >In Debugging mode, not forking...
> > > >Can't locate object method "config" via package "MIME::ToolUtils" at
> > > >/opt/MailScanner/bin/MailScanner line 571.
> > > >
> > > >I do not have a ToolUtils package and could not seem to find one via cpan.
> > > >Or am I getting sidetracked away form the original problem by going after
> > > >the debugging problem?
> > >
> > > In which case you have not installed MIME-tools. Please read and follow the
> > > installation instructions on the web site
> > > http://www.sng.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailscanner/install/other.shtml
> > >
> > > --
> > > Julian Field
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> > >
>
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> Julian Field
> www.MailScanner.info
> Professional Support Services at www.MailScanner.biz
> MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support
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