Strange problem on new install

Ugo Bellavance ugob at lubik.ca
Sat Dec 1 16:06:48 GMT 2007


Sarah Michaelson wrote:
> We're getting the following error on a new installation where
> MailScanner refused to start:
> 
> root at server1 [~]# /usr/mailscanner/bin/MailScanner --debug
> Variable "$FIELD_NAME" is not imported at
> /usr/mailscanner/lib/MailScanner/Message.pm line 6907.
> Variable "$FIELD_NAME" is not imported at
> /usr/mailscanner/lib/MailScanner/Message.pm line 6910.
> Global symbol "$FIELD_NAME" requires explicit package name at
> /usr/mailscanner/lib/MailScanner/Message.pm line 6907.
> Global symbol "$FIELD_NAME" requires explicit package name at
> /usr/mailscanner/lib/MailScanner/Message.pm line 6910.
> Compilation failed in require at /usr/mailscanner/bin/MailScanner line 79.
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/mailscanner/bin/MailScanner line 79.
> 
> The server is running  CentOS 4.5, exim 4.68, perl 5.8.8, MailScanner 4.65.3-1
> 
> Any ideas?
> 

What is the output of MailScanner -v? Any missing modules?

Did you configure it for exim?

Ugo



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