Sophos v5

[Julian Field]

Yes, don't worry. The new scripts auto-detect which version you have  
installed and just "do the right thing" (TM)

On 9 May 2006, at 09:13, Martin Hepworth wrote:

> 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
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> Solid State Logic
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>
>> -----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 outdated it seams.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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