MailScanner 4.33.3-2 on Debian

[Alex Pimperton]

Thanks. I've managed to fix the problem now.

I ran the check_mailscanner (/usr/sbin) script which gave:

Starting MailScanner...
MIME::QuotedPrint version 3.03 required--this is only version 3.01 at
/usr/share/perl5/MIME/Words.pm line 86.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/MIME/Words.pm line 86.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/MIME/Head.pm line 123.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/MIME/Head.pm line 123.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/MIME/Parser.pm line 147.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/MIME/Parser.pm line
147.
Compilation failed in require at
/usr/share/MailScanner/MailScanner/MCPMessage.pm line 40.

...so I upgraded MIME::QuotedPrint (and probably others at the same time)
using cpan and it seems to be working properly now after fixing the
permissions again.

Regards

Alex

-----Original Message-----
From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf
Of Martin Hepworth
Sent: 21 September 2004 14:20
To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Re: MailScanner 4.33.3-2 on Debian

Alex

there should be a script (somewhere in Debian) called check_mailscanner
that you can run. This is normally used with the debug options you
mentioned..


--
Martin Hepworth
Snr Systems Administrator
Solid State Logic
Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300


Alex Pimperton wrote:
> Hi
>
> This morning I tried to update my MailScanner, running on Debian Unstable,
> to 4.33.3-2 using apt.
>
> When I try to start MailScanner after the upgrade I get several errors
> relating to permissions on directories such as /var/run/MailScanner,
saying
> that the directory was owned by mail and not Debian-Exim.
>
> After fixing the permissions on the directories I tried to start
MailScanner
> again but nothing happens.
>
> I get the usual:
>
> Starting mail spam/virus scanner: MailScanner.
>
> ...and then nothing. No entries in syslog, and mailscanner fails to start.
>
> Turning on debug for both mailscanner and spamassassin fails to show
> anything in the logs.
>
> Is there a way to start mailscanner without the init.d script?
>
> And has anybody seen this before?
>
> Regards
>
> Alex
>
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