MailScanner setup questions

[Matt Kettler]

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Douglas Ward wrote:
> I have set up an e-mail gateway server using the following software: MailScanner, Postfix, Mandrake LE2005, ClamAV, SpamAssassin, and BitDefender.  During the setup I have run into a few problems.  After much research I have decided to send out these questions.  I appreciate any advice you could offer.
> 
> 1) BitDefender will not auto-update.  When I enter the command "bdc --update" I get the following reply:
> 
> [root at barnabus etc]# bdc --update
> BDC/Linux-Console v7.0 (build 2490) (i386) (Dec 10 2003 16:11:35)
> Copyright (C) 1996-2003 SOFTWIN SRL. All rights reserved.
> 
> Error: can't find update dll

That's weird, I don't have that file, or any reference to it in any of my
bitdefender files.

However, I'm running a newer build. Perhaps you should get a newer version?

BDC/Linux-Console v7.0 (build 2492) (i386) (Dec 11 2003 13:24:00)
Copyright (C) 1996-2003 SOFTWIN SRL. All rights reserved.

(note build 2492 instead of 2490).

> 
> I noticed that in bdc.ini the UpdateHttpLocation field was pointing to a URL that no longer exists. 

Mine points to:
UpdateHttpLocation = http://upgrade.bitdefender.com/update7


> I updated it to point to an ftp site where I have been manually downloading the updates.  

That's inadvisable, as bdc isn't looking for a URL to a block of files.

you SHOULD get an access forbidden error if you go to the URL directly without
any parameters that bdc adds.

I suspect your copy of BDC is just outdated and can't communicate with their
current update server.

Either that, or you broke the updates by trying to fix them.


>The default install was in /opt/bdc which is where the bitdefender-wrapper is pointing to.  
>I can see clamav-wrapper and clamscan appearing in top but do not see bitdefender.

Did you add bitdefender to your virus scanners statement in mailscanner.conf?

Virus Scanners = clamav bitdefender
	or
Virus Scanners = clamavmodule bitdefender

> 
> 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, but it does so by calling bdc --update.

It also auto-updates clamav, so you don't need to run freshclam in cron.

> 3) MailScanner has been shutting down at random times overnight.  We can't find errors in any log files on the server.  Is MailScanner supposed to restart itself periodically?  If so, is there a restart command I am missing somewhere?  We have set up a cron job to try to start MailScanner every hour until we get this figured out.

Erm, MailScanner should have a check_MailScanner hourly cronjob. It should have
been installed when you installed MailScanner.

> 
> 4) I have downloaded the dcc, pyzor, and razor packages from urpmi and see pyzor working in top.  Are there any further steps I have to take to configure/update these packages?  The documentation has proven rather difficult to figure out.

No. Unless manually disabled, spamassassin will auto use them.

Disclaimer: In future releases, (SA 3.1.0 RC1, etc) SA will have dcc and razor
disabled by default due to license restrictions. These tools are now free for
most places to use, but there are some situations where they become non-free.

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