MailScanner 4.50.15 not picking up new rules from sa-update

Adri Koppes adrik at salesmanager.nl
Thu Apr 6 11:11:11 IST 2006


Martin, 

Using MailScanner 4.50.15 from www.freebsd.ord/ports.
SpamAssassin 3.1.1 from www.freebsd.org/ports.

Which setting should I look for in MailScanner.conf or SA.pm for setting
the SpamAssassin LOCAL_STATE_DIR?

Adri.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info 
> [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf 
> Of Martin Hepworth
> Sent: donderdag 6 april 2006 12:00
> To: 'MailScanner discussion'
> Subject: RE: MailScanner 4.50.15 not picking up new rules 
> from sa-update
> 
> Adri
> 
> Hmm what version of MS is this???? "mailscanner -v"
> 
> Freshports shows the latest is 4.50.1 which should have these 
> settings.
> 
> You may have to upgrade your ports tree..
> 
> --
> Martin Hepworth
> Snr Systems Administrator
> Solid State Logic
> Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info 
> [mailto:mailscanner- 
> > bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Adri Koppes
> > Sent: 06 April 2006 10:52
> > To: MailScanner discussion
> > Subject: RE: MailScanner 4.50.15 not picking up new rules from 
> > sa-update
> > 
> > Martin,
> > 
> > The Advanced SpamAssassin Section does not have an option for the 
> > SpamAssassin LOCAL_STATE_DIR option.
> > Also in SA.pm, there is no place where this option is read 
> or passed 
> > on to SpamAssassin.
> > I think the LOCAL_STATE_DIR option is new for SA 3.1.1, to 
> work with 
> > sa-update.
> > 
> > I am restarting MailScanner after making config changes, before 
> > checking if they function properly.
> > I think Julian probably has to add the option to SA.pm and the 
> > Advanced SpamAssassin Section in MailScanner.conf.
> > 
> > Adri.
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
> > > [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of 
> > > Martin Hepworth
> > > Sent: donderdag 6 april 2006 10:35
> > > To: 'MailScanner discussion'
> > > Subject: RE: MailScanner 4.50.15 not picking up new rules from 
> > > sa-update
> > >
> > > Adri
> > >
> > > Have a look in MailScanner.conf and the Advanced SpamAssassin 
> > > Settings section. You can put extra things into the SA rules path 
> > > there,
> > >
> > > Also I presume you're restarting MS after the update and not just 
> > > waiting for the children to die?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Martin Hepworth
> > > Snr Systems Administrator
> > > Solid State Logic
> > > Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
> > > [mailto:mailscanner-
> > > > bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Adri Koppes
> > > > Sent: 06 April 2006 09:03
> > > > To: mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info
> > > > Subject: MailScanner 4.50.15 not picking up new rules from 
> > > > sa-update
> > > >
> > > > I am running the MailScanner port on FreeBSD 5.4 with
> > > sendmail as my
> > > > MTA and SpamAssassin 3.1.1.
> > > > I recently ran the 'sa-update' program included in 
> SpamAssassin to 
> > > > pick up newly added and changed rules.
> > > > The sa-update program correctly downloads the updated 
> rules to the 
> > > > default location of 
> > > > 
> '/var/lib/spamassassin/3.001001/updates_spamassassin_org' and when 
> > > > running spamassassin -D --lint, I can see the new rules 
> being used.
> > > > However the new rules are NOT being used by SpamAssassin
> > > when called
> > > > from inside MailScanner.
> > > > I believe this is due to an omission in SA.pm when 
> creating a new 
> > > > instance of Mail::SpamAssassin.
> > > > The LOCAL_STATE_DIR config option, which is normally
> > > '/var/lib' is not
> > > > included in the $settings.
> > > >
> > > > Adri.
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