Can anyone help plse

[Ugo Bellavance]

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : kisuije [mailto:kisuije at tiscali.fr]
> Envoyé : Saturday, February 14, 2004 4:25 AM
> À : MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Objet : Can anyone help plse
> 
> 
> Hi
> 
> I have just installed MailScanner from the 4.26.8-1 rpm. I am 
> running on an
> updated mdk 9.2 and using postfix and BitDefender. I have configured
> MailScanner as per this page:
> http://www.sng.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailscanner/install/postfix.shtml
> 
> 1. When I ty and run the service, I get a message from cron 
> to root saying
> this:
> 
> MailScanner manually shut down (no 
> /var/lock/subsys/MailScanner.off file).
> Not restarting.
> 
> I am not quite sure why. Any help would be appreciated.

It is a script that makes sure that MailScanner is running, if it has been started.
This usually happens when you did not start MailScanner or you manually stopped it.
> 
> 2. In the MailScanner.conf file (lines 312 thru' 335) it does 
> not specifically
> mention BitDefender. However in the virus.scanners.conf file 
> it does. Can I
> just declare bitdefender in the MailScanner.conf file? Can 
> anybody confirm
> please?
> 
> 3. I use Fetchmail to bring in mail from a generic account 
> and then postfix
> sorts it using the alias database. Is this going to have any 
> effect upon the
> way I need to set up MailScanner and /or fetchmail?

I've configured mine and it worked without any modifs.
> 
> Any help or comments would be great since I am new to Linux 
> and pretty stuck
> right now on these issues.

You just need some patience, it should be solved soon.  
Very important: look at your logs.
Stay tuned on this list :).
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Regards
> 
> Hugh Norris
>