MailScanner setup questions

[Martin Hepworth]

Julian Field wrote:
<big snip>
>>> 2) Does MailScanner auto update these definition files?  I have  set 
>>> a cron job to run freshclam periodically and have been  manually 
>>> updating BitDefender until question number one is  resolved.  Do I 
>>> need to worry about this?
>>>
>>
>> yes - run /opt/MailScanner/bin/update_virus_scanners (or whereever  
>> this is on your system) and it will do all the scanners you have  
>> defined in MailScanner.conf
> 
> 
> No, it does all the scanners you have defined in virus.scanners.conf  
> which will be in the same directory as your MailScanner.conf.
> 

Julian

Oh ok I guess it just fails silently if it can't the scanner. I thought 
it looked in MailScanner.conf to find the active ones and then consulted 
virus.scanners.conf on how to do the update...but then I didn't write 
the code so what do I know..

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


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