F-Prot - Debian - MailScanner paths

[Matthias Klose]

installing the f-prot-installer package should be fine.

Dave's List Addy writes:
> We have MailScanner running great here, using Clam but we want to test
> F-Prot to see if we want an additional VS to catch all these bad email
> viruses (sp)
>
> In looking at the notices send to us to make sure we are getting viruses
> caught I only see Clam running the scan;
>
>     Report: ClamAV: application.pif contains Worm.SomeFool.B-petite
>             MailScanner: Shortcuts to MS-Dos programs are very dangerous in
> email (application.pif)
>
> We did the .deb install of F-Prot from their site and it seems that
> everything is in /usr/local/f-prot and in looking at the f-prot wrapper and
> autoupdate in MS the paths all want /usr/lib/f-prot :(
>
> Should we ln -s /usr/lib/f-prot /usr/local/f-prot or change the MS settings
> in f-prot wrapper and autoupdate? Which is the better path to take, not the
> easiest:))
>
> One other thing (If I should post a separate message I can, whack me on the
> head)
>
> Still trying to get this whole SA and Bayes and custom rules figured out,
> any good pointers would be great too, we are using BigEvil, Backhair and
> James Grey's rules in /etc/mail/spamasassin/ I am to assume that MailScanner
> will know to pickup theses additional rules here? But the above is more of a
> concern.
>
> TIA
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> David Thurman
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