MailScanner setup questions

[Julian Field]

On 24 Jun 2005, at 16:31, Martin Hepworth wrote:

> 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..

No it looks for all the scanners in virus.scanners.conf and updates  
them all, whether you use them or not. That way if you start using a  
virus scanner you already installed earlier, you will be safe in the  
knowledge that it will already be up to date when you start using it.
-- 
Julian Field
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