Error Starting MS in Debog mode

[Michele Neylon :: Blacknight Solutions]

Are you running that command in the directory where you are supposed to?
Silly question possibly, but .. ...

Mr. Michele Neylon
Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK]On
> Behalf Of MailScanner Mailbox
> Sent: 16 November 2003 15:47
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: Error Starting MS in Debog mode
>
>
> 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
> > > > www.MailScanner.info
> > > > Professional Support Services at www.MailScanner.biz
> > > > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support
> > > > PGP footprint: EE81 D763 3DB0 0BFD E1DC  7222 11F6 5947 1415 B654
> > > >
> >
> > --
> > Julian Field
> > www.MailScanner.info
> > Professional Support Services at www.MailScanner.biz
> > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support
> > PGP footprint: EE81 D763 3DB0 0BFD E1DC  7222 11F6 5947 1415 B654
> >
>
>


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