Sophos v5

[Martin Hepworth]

Julian

Please be aware V5 is only available on Windows and Linux. The rest of the
O/S's (MacO X, FreeBSD, Solaris etc) are still on V4.

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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 Julian Field
> Sent: 08 May 2006 18:29
> To: MailScanner discussion
> Subject: Re: Sophos v5
> 
> Just as soon as I have time to write it! :-)
> I am working on it, I hope it won't be anything major. I may scrap
> Sophos.install at the same time if I can, but no promises.
> 
> Has anyone tried it with the current MailScanner release?
> 
> Sam Luxford-Watts wrote:
> > Julian,
> >
> > I know we can carry on using V4 for now but any update as to when Sophos
> V5
> > support will likely to be written into Mailscanner?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Sam
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shrek-m at gmx.de [mailto:shrek-m at gmx.de]
> > Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 11:11 PM
> > To: mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info
> > Subject: Re: Sophos v5
> >
> > On 05.05.2006 18:44, Sam Luxford-Watts wrote:
> >
> >
> >> I am trying to upgrade our elderly MailScanner server. I am installing
> on
> >> CentOs4 and got most of it working except MS->Sophos.
> >>
> >> I have downloaded and installed Sophos 5.0.2. It installs fine using
> the
> >> sophos install.sh script. The one suggested in the Mailscanner docs is
> now
> >> outdated it seams. Sophos.install doesn't work.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > http://lists.mailscanner.info/pipermail/mailscanner/2006-
> March/059542.html
> > http://lists.mailscanner.info/pipermail/mailscanner/2006-
> March/059551.html
> >
> > i have no problems with sav5.x except that i do not know how i can tell
> ms
> > how to use it.
> >
> >
> >
> >> Has anyone got MS working with Sophos v5.0.2? if so - how?
> >>
> >>
> >
> > i did not tried, for now i have both installed.
> > - sav4.x for ms (Sophos.install)
> > - sav5.x for other use
> >
> > i do not know, perhaps is  "generic"  a solution for sav5.x, some
> > help/hints would be great.
> > -  /etc/MailScanner/virus.scanners.conf
> > -  /usr/lib/MailScanner/generic-wrapper
> > -  /usr/lib/MailScanner/generic-autoupdate
> >
> >
> > savscan = sav5.x
> > sweep = sav3.x/4.x
> > savscan.base = sweep (see below)
> >
> > a while ago i got some answers from sophos support:
> >
> > <sophos support 1>
> >
> > - die Optionen von sweep/savscan/savscan.base sind identisch
> > </sophos support 1>
> >
> > my translation:  "the  sweep/savscan/savscan.base  options are
> identical"
> >
> > <sophos support 2>
> > savscan.base is the 'sweep' binary, which is called by savscan with some
> > arguments (for example the location of the IDE files).
> >
> > I would avoid playing around in the engine directory as it is not
> > something that anyone, especially customers should be playing with.
> > </sophos support 2>
> >
> >
> >
> > roots crontab after sav5.x installation
> > <crontab update>
> > 47 * * * * /opt/sophos-av/bin/savupdate
> > </crontab update>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
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