MailScanner: Could not analyze message

Steen, Glenn Glenn.Steen at AP1.SE
Thu Feb 17 14:47:36 GMT 2005


That would be the CantAnalyze (in languages.conf)... Only place it
seems to fire is in the Explode function, if a MIME boundary
exists and is equivalent to the empty string ("").
Might point a fat finger at the digest creation software?

-- Glenn

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> Subject: MailScanner: Could not analyze message
> 
> 
> Greetings,
> 
>         Still stumped on this one, has anyone else at least
> seen these pop up?  Or might have a clue where the failures
> are or what logs I should be looking in to get a better grip
> on why this is happening?
> 
>         We get the following messages encased in the virus
> warning e-mails MS issues:
> 
>         MailScanner: Could not analyze message
> 
>         It seems to be most prevalent in Digest-mode email
> from several list servers we have using the main server
> as part of the path.  We want the outgoing mail scanned to
> ensure nothing gets past in or out, but randomly this pops
> up.
> 
>         We're using MS, ClamAV & Spsmassassin in combo on an
> Ensim-based linux setup.  Normally it's worked just fine,
> but within the last few weeks these started cropping up
> on outbound messages that contain digests and inbound messages
> that seem to contain FWD's from others to users on our servers.
> Notable is that it happens quite a bit to someone using
> Yahoo that forwards random 'stuff' to one of our users.
> 
>         Any clues helpful!
> 
>         Dave
> 
> 
> 
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