Force mailscanner to reread and parse rules files

Raymond Dijkxhoorn raymond at PROLOCATION.NET
Fri Jul 16 17:30:34 IST 2004


Hi!

> I'm dynamically generating the mailscanner rules (from SQL) and I'm
> wondering if there's a way to make MailScanner reread its rules somehow
> (hupping it doesn't seem to have much of an effect).
>
> I'm aware that it will eventually read them (when the children die from
> old age) but I'd like for new rules to take effect as soon as possible.

The RPM has a init script that supports reloading. But a -HUP should do
the trick also. Dont you see any lines in your log once you HUP it ?

Bye,
Raymond.

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