Exim Install
Martin Hepworth
martinh at SOLID-STATE-LOGIC.COM
Fri Dec 2 16:43:29 GMT 2005
Steve
Hmm silly line wrapping....
Edit the /etc/sysconfig/MailScanner
Make sure the EXIMINCF and EXIMSENDCF vars are set properly to point at the
correct files...
EXIMINCF=/etc/exim.conf
EXIMSENDCF=/etc/exim_scanned.conf
--
Martin Hepworth
Snr Systems Administrator
Solid State Logic
Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On
> Behalf Of Steve Evans
> Sent: 02 December 2005 16:33
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: [MAILSCANNER] Exim Install
>
> I'm sorry, what do you want me to try exactly?
>
>
> Steve Evans
> 805-756-7517
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On
> Behalf Of Martin Hepworth
> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 8:28 AM
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: Exim Install
>
> Steve
>
> Try
>
> Modified the file /etc/sysconfig/MailScanner EXIM=/usr/sbin/exim
> EXIMINCF=/etc/exim.conf EXIMSENDCF=/etc/exim_scanned.conf
>
> --
> Martin Hepworth
> Snr Systems Administrator
> Solid State Logic
> Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On
> > Behalf Of Steve Evans
> > Sent: 02 December 2005 16:23
> > To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > Subject: Re: [MAILSCANNER] Exim Install
> >
> > First it was telling me:
> >
> > In Debugging mode, not forking...
> > Cannot create temporary Work Dir /22113. Are the permissions and
> > ownership of correct? at /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/WorkArea.pm
> > line 152
> >
> > Then I changed the ownership of /var/spool/MailScanner to
> > mailnull.mailnull (which is the user and group that exim runs as) and
> > now when I run check_MailScanner it just sits there forever with:
> >
> > Starting MailScanner...
> > In Debugging mode, not forking...
> >
> > If I run top it lists MailScanner at the top of the list but it's
> > consuming no to little CPU.
> >
> >
> > Steve Evans
> > 805-756-7517
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On
> > Behalf Of Martin Hepworth
> > Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 12:58 AM
> > To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > Subject: Re: Exim Install
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > Make sure there's something in the incoming spool
> >
> > Put MailScanner into debug mode (edit MailScanner.conf and change both
> > debug values to yes).
> >
> > Stop MailScanner
> >
> > Run check_mailscanner
> >
> > This will dump a load of debug to the screen and you should be able to
> > see whats happening (or not in your case)
> >
> > --
> > Martin Hepworth
> > Snr Systems Administrator
> > Solid State Logic
> > Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK]
> > > On Behalf Of Steve Evans
> > > Sent: 01 December 2005 20:29
> > > To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > > Subject: [MAILSCANNER] Exim Install
> > >
> > > I'm trying to install MailScanner with exim for the first time.
> > > Here is a list of the steps I have taken.
> > >
> > > Install MailScanner (no problems)
> > > Copied /etc/exim.conf to /etc/exim_scanned.conf Added these lines to
> > > /etc/exim.conf
> > > spool_directory = /var/spool/exim_incoming
> > > queue_only = true
> > >
> > > Then down in the routers config section of /etc/exim.conf I added
> > > defer_router:
> > > driver = manualroute
> > > route_list = * 127.0.0.1 byname
> > > self = defer
> > > verify = false
> > >
> > > In MailScanner.conf I modified these lines
> > > Incoming Queue Dir = /var/spool/exim_incoming/input/
> > > Outgoing Queue Dir = /var/spool/exim/input/
> > > MTA = exim
> > > Sendmail = /usr/sbin/exim
> > > Sendmail2 = /usr/sbin/exim -C /etc/exim_scanned.conf
> > >
> > > Modified the file /etc/sysconfig/MailScanner
> > > EXIM=/usr/sbin/exim
> > > EXIMINCF=/etc/exim/exim.conf
> > > EXIMSENDCF=/etc/exim/exim_scanned.conf
> > >
> > > My two queue directories have the permissions of
> > > drwxr-x--- 5 mailnull mail 4096 Jul 22 2004 exim/
> > > drwxr-x--- 5 mailnull mail 4096 Nov 30 15:45 exim_incoming/
> > >
> > > (note: I didn't touch the exim folder, just the exim_incoming)
> > >
> > > Then I do a service exim stop and a service MailScanner start.
> > >
> > > The mail comes into /var/spool/exim_incoming but nothing happens
> > > after that. It just stacks up there. If I stop MailScanner, change
> > > back the exim.conf file, and start exim mail flows as normal. If I
> > > change the exim.conf file to only specify a new spool directory
> > > everything works fine. So I"m pretty sure I have my queues set up
> correctly.
> > > Obviously though MailScanner doesn't scan the mail if I do that.
> > >
> > > Can someone tell me what I'm missing?
> > >
> > > Steve Evans
> > > 805-756-7517
> > >
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