Changin MX machine to it's own, recommendations please...

Rob Morin rob at thehostmasters.com
Thu Apr 27 20:12:07 IST 2006 

OK so i have been testing the new machine for the last few days now.... 
i am seeing spam come through that i do not on the old machine(thats 
still up and running)

I have the same rules as on the old machine and subscribe to SBL+XBL but 
yet i see spam come through that does not on the older machine....

am i forgetting anything...???

i am seeing emails like this coming through....  Non of these emails get 
through the older server   :(

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http://nsunshinof.com:1000000:http://hsignedyy.com 
http://nsunshinof.com:1000000:http://pprotocolid.com 
http://nsunshinof.com:1000000:http://nsunshinof.com 
http://nsunshinof.com:1000000:http://omazda1mm.com 
http://nsunshinof.com:1000000:http://ptardisr4.com

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Rob Morin
Dido InterNet Inc.
Montreal, Canada
Http://www.dido.ca
514-990-4444



Rob Morin wrote:
> Actually also one more question.... bayse, should  i use it? if so i 
> know there is some cleaning that has to be done.... any 
> pointers/suggestions?
>
> Thanks...
>
> Rob Morin
> Dido InterNet Inc.
> Montreal, Canada
> Http://www.dido.ca
> 514-990-4444
>
>
>
> Rob Morin wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for clearing that up Julian, i feel more comfortable now....
>>
>> And keep up the good work.... once i get all this working, i assure 
>> you i shall be getting "The BOOK"
>>
>> Thanks once again...
>>
>> :)
>>
>> Rob Morin
>> Dido InterNet Inc.
>> Montreal, Canada
>> Http://www.dido.ca
>> 514-990-4444
>>
>>
>>
>> Julian Field wrote:
>>> My recommended route that the "other" distribution takes is to 
>>> install it into /opt/MailScanner-<version number>/
>>> So you get the new version set up (there is a 
>>> "upgrade_MailScanner_conf" and also a "upgrade_languages_conf" tools 
>>> that do all the hard work for you), you can just switch over by 
>>> moving a softlink /opt/MailScanner from the old version to the new 
>>> version.
>>>
>>> So say you have
>>> /opt/MailScanner-4.52.2/
>>> and
>>> ln -s MailScanner-4.52.2 /opt/MailScanner
>>>
>>> then you install the new version into /opt/MailScanner-4.54.1/
>>> and then
>>> rm -f /opt/MailScanner
>>> ln -s MailScanner-4.54.1 /opt/MailScanner
>>>
>>> Then just stop and start MailScanner and it will start up the new 
>>> one. Keep your old ones installed until you decide to do any 
>>> housekeeping, there's no harm in leaving the old versions installed.
>>>
>>> To install it, unpack the tar.gz file and cd into it and ./install.sh.
>>>
>>> On 25 Apr 2006, at 15:08, Rob Morin wrote:
>>>
>>>> So for updates to this package , i simply re-install over or is 
>>>> there another way? say the next update/ version comes out of MS 
>>>> 4.54 say, so i download the same install package?
>>>>
>>>> Martin Hepworth wrote:
>>>>> Rob
>>>>>
>>>>> Look for the solaris/BSD/other unix one..
>>>>>
>>>>> Latest stable is at..
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.sng.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailscanner/files/4/tar/MailScanner-install-4 
>>>>>
>>>>> .52.2-1.tar.gz
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> 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 Rob Morin
>>>>>> Sent: 25 April 2006 14:55
>>>>>> To: MailScanner discussion
>>>>>> Subject: Re: Changin MX machine to it's own, recommendations 
>>>>>> please...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ok so i have the new virgin machine up and running, now i want to
>>>>>> install Mailscanner.... but on the downloads section i only find 
>>>>>> debian
>>>>>> packages and other packages for other OSs, but no tarball or 
>>>>>> source? Am
>>>>>> i missing something???
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I see the tarball to install SA & Clam(i figure i would do that by
>>>>>> apt-get) but i wanted to make sure i can keep up with changes of MS
>>>>>> itself... if i do Debian package, i will have to wait a month or 
>>>>>> so or
>>>>>> longer between updates, right? Not apt-get but downloading the 
>>>>>> actual
>>>>>> package...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What happend to the source install?
>>>>>> What should i do?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks in advance!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Have a great day!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Rob Morin
>>>>>> Dido InterNet Inc.
>>>>>> Montreal, Canada
>>>>>> Http://www.dido.ca
>>>>>> 514-990-4444
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Martin Hepworth wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Rob
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As for the apt or source - depends on how often you want to
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> update....the
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> apt's can be a little behind a the monthly source updates..if 
>>>>>>> you're
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> happy
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> with apt for everything - esp moving to unstable then it's prob 
>>>>>>> to stick
>>>>>>> with that.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> For the machine itself - make sure you've got at least 1GB per 
>>>>>>> CPU (that
>>>>>>> includes HT as two CPUs etc).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>> 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 Rob Morin
>>>>>>>> Sent: 18 April 2006 20:51
>>>>>>>> To: MailScanner discussion
>>>>>>>> Subject: Changin MX machine to it's own, recommendations please...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hello....
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I will be creating an MX(mailscanner Machine) all on its own  
>>>>>>>> to crunch
>>>>>>>> away all those bad little emails... as the current MS is taking 
>>>>>>>> too
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> much
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> resources on my other machine....
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So the question is, aside form OS which will be Debian and the
>>>>>>>> hardware....
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What setup should i do with respect to install MS and associated
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> apps...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Apt-get or  source/compile/install...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> any other important things is should check out or know?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks too all..
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Rob Morin
>>>>>>>> Dido InterNet Inc.
>>>>>>>> Montreal, Canada
>>>>>>>> Http://www.dido.ca
>>>>>>>> 514-990-4444
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -- 
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Before posting, read http://wiki.mailscanner.info/posting
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ********************************************************************** 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and
>>>>>>> intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom 
>>>>>>> they
>>>>>>> are addressed. If you have received this email in error please 
>>>>>>> notify
>>>>>>> the system manager.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This footnote confirms that this email message has been swept
>>>>>>> for the presence of computer viruses and is believed to be clean.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ********************************************************************** 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>> Before posting, read http://wiki.mailscanner.info/posting
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Support MailScanner development - buy the book off the website!
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ********************************************************************** 
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and
>>>>> intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they
>>>>> are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify
>>>>> the system manager.
>>>>>
>>>>> This footnote confirms that this email message has been swept
>>>>> for the presence of computer viruses and is believed to be clean.  
>>>>> ********************************************************************** 
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>
>>> --Julian Field
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>>> Buy the MailScanner book at www.MailScanner.info/store
>>> PGP footprint: EE81 D763 3DB0 0BFD E1DC 7222 11F6 5947 1415 B654
>>>
>>>
>>> --This message has been scanned for viruses and
>>> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is
>>> believed to be clean.
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