MS 4.35.11 - need a help with Deliver Cleaned Messages after MS upgrade

Magda Hewryk MHewryk at SYMCOR.COM
Mon Nov 29 10:46:25 GMT 2004


Martin,

Is it save to remove rpm -e  mailscanner-4.35.11-1; and install  back my
old version using install.sh script?
Can I manually remove current rpm and proceed with the lower version
install?


Thanks,

Magda Hewryk
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Magda

what about the 'old' entries in the MailScanner.conf that do all the
message notication and any rules they call??

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Magda Hewryk wrote:
>  Martin,
>
> Here are some relevant or new entries in my MailScanner.conf file:
>
> Deliver Cleaned Messages = yes
> Max Normal Queue Size = 1000
> Maximum Attachments Per Message = 200
> Expand TNEF = yes
> Deliver Unparsable TNEF = no
> TNEF Expander = /usr/bin/tnef --maxsize=100000000
> TNEF Timeout = 120
> File Command = #/usr/bin/file
> File Timeout = 20
> Maximum Message Size = 0
> Maximum Attachment Size = -1
> Minimum Attachment Size = -1
> Maximum Archive Depth = 2
> Find Archives By Content = yes
>
>
> Stored Bad Content Message Report =
%report-dir%/stored.content.message.txt
> Stored Bad Filename Message Report =
> %report-dir%/stored.filename.message.txt  #mnh T122
> Stored Virus Message Report = %report-dir%/stored.virus.message.txt
> #mnh T122-mcafee
>
> Inline HTML Warning = %report-dir%/inline.warning.html
> #mnh T122
> Inline Text Warning = %report-dir%/inline.warning.txt
>
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> Hi  Martin,
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> I have not changed any rules and the config file is almost the same.
After
> upgrade I've run upgrade_MailScanner_conf  command and then I differed
the
> new file with the existing .config.  Nothing is really changed except MCP
&
> Advanced setting which is new for 4.35.11.
>
> Rules are the same:
> to deny zip/gifs/jpegs and other attachments.
>
> I'm testing any attachments, and all attachments are quarantined
correctly,
> notification is sent to Postmaster correctly but the recipient gets
> nothing. Either notification nor original message with the stripped
> attachments is passed to recipient.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Magda
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> Magda
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> Ok, what are the relevent bits of the MailScanner.conf and any rules..
>
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> Magda Hewryk wrote:
>
>>Hi Martin,
>>Thanks for getting back to me!
>>
>>I've upgraded MS:  version 4.31.6 to 4.35.11
>>OS:  Fedora 1
>>Download file:  MailScanner-4.35.11-1.rpm.tar.gzip
>>
>>I can't get the Notification to be sent to the user about the attachment
>>being stripped.
>>I've got the zip attachment in the quarantine directory but the message
>
> is
>
>>not forward to the user.  It is treated like a virus  (Still Deliver
>
> Silent
>
>>Viruses = no ).
>>I don't know why?  The postmaster however gets the message "Bad Filename
>>Detected".
>>
>>What is wrong that MS can't send the notification about the attachment
>>stripped to the user?
>>All work before the upgrade (last night).
>>
>>Nov 29 04:47:29  xxxxx MailScanner[24695]: Filename Checks: Possible
>>Microsoft Exchange Shortcut attack (iAT9lAUC026333 Copyofbb-lnxraid.zip)
>>Nov 29 04:47:29 xxxxx   MailScanner[24695]: Saved infected
>>"Copyofbb-lnxraid.zip" to
>>/var/spool/MailScanner/quarantine/20041129/iAT9lAUC026333
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Magda Hewryk
>>--------------------------------
>>Mid-Range Systems
>>905-273-1637 (Office)
>>416-554-0743 (Cell)
>>
>>MailScanner mailing list <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK> wrote on 11/29/2004
>>04:52:13 AM:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Magda
>>>
>>>where about's are you stuck. What have you tried and what's not
>>>happening. Also remind of the O/S and how you've installed MS - RPM or
>>>tar,gz version..
>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>>Martin Hepworth
>>>Snr Systems Administrator
>>>Solid State Logic
>>>Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
>>>
>>>
>>>Magda Hewryk wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>I couldn't uninstall MS 4.35.11 and go back to my previous version
>>
>>4.31.6.
>>
>>
>>>>I'm stack here trying to get the report about the Bad File Name
>>
>>working.
>>
>>
>>>>For some reason it stopped working after the MS upgrade.
>>>>
>>>>The notification to the Postmaster work OK though.
>>>>
>>>>Any help,
>>>>Magda
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