{Disarmed} Re: MailSacanner don't work

Martin.Hepworth martinh at solidstatelogic.com
Fri Mar 9 11:09:03 CET 2007


Looks like it's fine to me..... maybe the status check in the init
script is broke...

You check is it's actually doing stuff by entries in /var/log/maillog
for the mailscanner processes and also X-<your-orgname>-MailScanner:
headers in the email.

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Martin Hepworth
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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 Claudio Mundin
> Sent: 09 March 2007 10:02
> To: MailScanner discussion
> Subject: {Disarmed} Re: MailSacanner don't work
>
> After /etc/init.d/MailScanner start
>
> I have the next proces:
>
>  3650 ?        Ss     0:00 MailScanner: master waiting for children,
> sleeping
>  3651 ?        S      0:02  \_ MailScanner: waiting for messages
>  3655 ?        S      0:02  \_ MailScanner: waiting for messages
>  3665 ?        S      0:02  \_ MailScanner: waiting for messages
>  3671 ?        S      0:02  \_ MailScanner: waiting for messages
>  3675 ?        S      0:02  \_ MailScanner: waiting for messages
>  3821 ?        Ss     0:00 sendmail: accepting connections
>  3826 ?        Ss     0:00 sendmail: Queue control
>  3827 ?        S      0:00  \_ sendmail: running queue:
/var/spool/mqueue
>  3839 ?        Ss     0:00 sendmail: Queue runner at 00:30:00 for
> /var/spool/mqueue
>
>
> the output of netstat:
>
> tcp        0      0 MailScanner warning: numerical links are often
> malicious: 192.168.10.165:427 <http://192.168.10.165:427>
0.0.0.0:*
> LISTEN      3008/slpd
> tcp        0      0 MailScanner warning: numerical links are often
> malicious: 127.0.0.1:427 <http://127.0.0.1:427>            0.0.0.0:*
> LISTEN      3008/slpd
> tcp        0      0 MailScanner warning: numerical links are often
> malicious: 0.0.0.0:111 <http://0.0.0.0:111>              0.0.0.0:*
> LISTEN      2419/portmap
> tcp        0      0 MailScanner warning: numerical links are often
> malicious: 127.0.0.1:2544 <http://127.0.0.1:2544>           0.0.0.0:*
> LISTEN      2515/zmd
> tcp        0      0 MailScanner warning: numerical links are often
> malicious: 192.168.10.165:53 <http://192.168.10.165:53>
0.0.0.0:*
> LISTEN      2755/named
> tcp        0      0 MailScanner warning: numerical links are often
> malicious: 127.0.0.1:53 <http://127.0.0.1:53>             0.0.0.0:*
> LISTEN      2755/named
> tcp        0      0 MailScanner warning: numerical links are often
> malicious: 127.0.0.1:25 <http://127.0.0.1:25>             0.0.0.0:*
> LISTEN      3821/sendmail: acce
> tcp        0      0 MailScanner warning: numerical links are often
> malicious: 127.0.0.1:953 <http://127.0.0.1:953>            0.0.0.0:*
> LISTEN      2755/named
> tcp        0      0 :::52005                :::*
LISTEN
> 2609/sshd
> tcp        0      0 :::80                   :::*
LISTEN
> 3013/httpd2-prefork
> tcp        0      0 ::1:953                 :::*
LISTEN
> 2755/named
> tcp        0      0 MailScanner warning: numerical links are often
> malicious: 192.168.10.165:52005 <http://192.168.10.165:52005>
> MailScanner warning: numerical links are often malicious:
> 192.168.10.58:41439 <http://192.168.10.58:41439>      ESTABLISHED
3164/0
> tcp        0      0 MailScanner warning: numerical links are often
> malicious: 192.168.10.165:52005 <http://192.168.10.165:52005>
> MailScanner warning: numerical links are often malicious:
> 192.168.10.58:41440 <http://192.168.10.58:41440>      ESTABLISHED
3194/1
> udp        0      0 MailScanner warning: numerical links are often
> malicious: 0.0.0.0:32768 <http://0.0.0.0:32768>            0.0.0.0:*
> 2755/named
> udp        0      0 MailScanner warning: numerical links are often
> malicious: 255.255.255.255:427 <http://255.255.255.255:427>
0.0.0.0:*
> 3008/slpd
> udp        0      0 MailScanner warning: numerical links are often
> malicious: 192.168.10.165:427 <http://192.168.10.165:427>
0.0.0.0:*
> 3008/slpd
> udp        0      0 MailScanner warning: numerical links are often
> malicious: 224.0.1.22:427 <http://224.0.1.22:427>           0.0.0.0:*
> 3008/slpd
> udp        0      0 MailScanner warning: numerical links are often
> malicious: 239.255.255.253:427 <http://239.255.255.253:427>
0.0.0.0:*
> 3008/slpd
> udp        0      0 MailScanner warning: numerical links are often
> malicious: 192.168.10.165:53 <http://192.168.10.165:53>
0.0.0.0:*
> 2755/named
> udp        0      0 MailScanner warning: numerical links are often
> malicious: 127.0.0.1:53 <http://127.0.0.1:53>             0.0.0.0:*
> 2755/named
> udp        0      0 MailScanner warning: numerical links are often
> malicious: 0.0.0.0:111 <http://0.0.0.0:111>              0.0.0.0:*
> 2419/portmap
> udp        0      0 :::32769                :::*
> 2755/named
>
> where only have the proces sendmail in MailScanner warning: numerical
> links are often malicious: 127.0.0.1:25 <http://127.0.0.1:25>  and i
don't
> mailscanner proces
>
> Then with /etc/init.d/MailScanner status the output is:
>
> Checking for service MailScanner:
dead
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 2007/3/9, Martin.Hepworth <martinh at solidstatelogic.com>:
>
> 	Claudio
>
> 	How are you looking for the 'status'.
>
> 	--
> 	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>
[mailto:mailscanner-
> 	> bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Claudio Mundin
> 	> Sent: 09 March 2007 09:46
> 	> To: mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info
> 	> Subject: MailSacanner don't work
> 	>
> 	> Hi,
> 	>
> 	> I install MailSacanner with out any errors, but when i try to
star
> up
> 	> MailScanner (/etc/init.d/MailScanner start) and I try to see
the
> 	status,
> 	> the result of status is dead.
> 	>
> 	> where can i see information about the error??
> 	>
> 	> THANK
>
>
>
>
>
>
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