problem starting MailScanner: dual perl config on raq4

[Scott Silva]

Pete Smith spake the following on 10/24/2006 4:54 AM:
> Hi all
> 
> I have a problem starting MailScanner on a raq4. The raq has all updates 
> installed.
> 
> I've gone down the route of installing perl5.8 in /usr/local/bin as the 
> original perl is still required in /usr/bin (raq admin interface breaks if 
> perl is updated).
> 
> I carefully followed the instructions at 
> http://www.qitc.net/support/mailscanner/
> 
> but when I get to staring MailScanner, it pukes with the following output:
> 
> MailScanner:       Can't locate Time/HiRes.pm in @INC (@INC 
> contains: /usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/lib/perl5/5.00503/i386-
> linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.00503 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/i386-
> linux /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005 . /usr/lib/MailScanner) 
> at /usr/sbin/MailScanner line 65.
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/MailScanner line 65.
> 
> This looks like more of a perl issue than a MailScanner one. However, seeing 
> as this list is likely populated by people who have had this issue before, I 
> thought I'd ask here.
> 
> Anyone care to poke me gently in the right direction?
> 
> BTW, I've RTFM and STFW but can't find any answer that doesn't say "why are 
> you using a raq" or "use centos" or somesuch.
> 
> TIA
> 
> Pete Smith
There is this howto;
http://www.nuonce.net/cobalt-howto/1084139083.html

If you are in need of something newer for your raq4, you can try BlueQuartz.
It is CentOS with the open sourced raq frontends.

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MailScanner is like deodorant...
You hope everybody uses it, and
you notice quickly if they don't!!!!