MailScanner ANNOUNCE 4.37.2

[Julian Field]

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Correct. It's a copy.

Steen, Glenn wrote:

>Hm, looking at the latest (4.37.3) ... Nice Julian.
>I might have spoken to soon about the preservation of inodes (below)
>though... It's a copy into the quarantine, regardless, right?
>
>-- Glenn (not really friendly with the code yet, but getting there:-)
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: MailScanner mailing list
>>[mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Steen, Glenn
>>Sent: den 15 december 2004 11:07
>>To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
>>Subject: Re: MailScanner ANNOUNCE 4.37.2
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: John Wilcock [mailto:john at tradoc.fr]
>>>Sent: den 14 december 2004 16:22
>>>To: Steen, Glenn
>>>Subject: Re: MailScanner ANNOUNCE 4.37.2
>>>
>>>
>>>Steen, Glenn wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Well John, that wouldn't really matter for MW, since
>>>>
>>>>
>>you'd never set
>>
>>
>>>>it to store the queue files...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>Yes, I realise that. I was just pointing out a potential
>>>
>>>
>>bug that may
>>
>>
>>>affect non-MW users.
>>>
>>>
>>True John, and I in turn just point to it just being a problem in the
>>spam quarantine, for two reasons: 1) The directory of the virus
>>quarantine
>>keep the "id.5-randoms" bit, and 2) Since you keep the queue file (and
>>thus
>>the inode, unless one has done something foolish (like have
>>the postfix
>>spool
>>and the quarantine on separate filesystems)) you run no risk
>>of reusing
>>that
>>particular id.
>>I realize I could have been more clear on this:-)
>>
>>So... the problem is either a cosmetic one in the quarantines, or a
>>"will never
>>be setup that way" for MW.
>>
>>I see Julian has released a new beta, so I'll be looking at that ASAP.
>>
>>-- Glenn
>>
>>
>>

--
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