cannot install MailScanner due to 2 instances of Perl

[Stephen Swaney]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On
> Behalf Of Dene Ulmschnieder
> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 9:21 PM
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: cannot install MailScanner due to 2 instances of Perl
>
> Hello all.
>
>
>
> I am getting an error while trying to install MailScanner-4.29.7-1 that
> states that I nave 2 versions of Perl installed and that I should get rid
> of one of them.
>
>
>
> This is a new server that I am setting up and it installed Perl 5.8.0 (
> /usr/bin ) with the RHL 9 install but I also installed 5.8.3 ( /usr/local
> ) to have the latest version running. The MailScanner script says that I
> should completely remove the version located in /usr/local (5.8.3) and
> then run the script again. I would like to keep the newer version and
> remove the older 5.8.0 version. The questions that I have are:
>
>
>
> 1-       Is there a technical reason to keep the older 5.8.0?
>
> 2-       How do I COMPLETELY remove the version of Perl that I do not want
> to keep?
>
> 3-       If I uninstall 5.8.0 will that affect anything else on the server
> that may be directed to that version?
>
> 4-       If so - how can I (if at all) redirect all Perl requests to the
> 5.8.3 version?
>

I'm not the perl expert but you might try the install using

        install.sh -ignore-perl

I've had to install MailScanner on a few "hosted" servers where I had little
control over perl or other applications and Julian's' install flag has
always worked.

Steve

Stephen Swaney
President
Fortress Systems Ltd.
Steve.Swaney at FSL.com

>
> Thanks for any help or direction that anyone might be able to offer. This
> new server is replacing a 3 year old server that already has MailScanner /
> SA running and we LOVE it. Just hoping to get a little help to keep use
> it.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Dene Ulmschneider
>
> 142 Willis Avenue
>
> Mineola, N.Y. 11501
>
> tel:        866.MY.PC.HELP
>
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>
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>
> email:   dene at datatechie.com
>
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