MailScanner w/ Qmail / Plesk ( format error: file is too short )

[Cameron B. Prince]

Hi Res,

I stepped through multiple tests first disabling Spam Checks, then Spam
Assassin, and finally Virus Checks. Still get the same error with all those
set to no.

Here's a --lint test's output:

# /usr/sbin/MailScanner --lint
Read 764 hostnames from the phishing whitelist
Checking version numbers...
Version number in MailScanner.conf (4.58.9) is correct.
MailScanner setting GID to  (2520)
MailScanner setting UID to  (2520)

Checking for SpamAssassin errors (if you use it)...
lock.pl sees Config  LockType =  flock
lock.pl sees have_module =  0
Using locktype = flock
MailScanner.conf says "Virus Scanners = f-prot"
Found these virus scanners installed: f-prot

Is there a way to do an strace or something similar to get more verbose
debugging?

Thanks,
Cameron


On 5/9/07 10:25 PM, "Res" <res at ausics.net> wrote:

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> Hi,
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> Please disable spamassassin and retest
> 
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> On Wed, 9 May 2007, Cameron B. Prince wrote:
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>> Hi Res,
>> 
>> Yes, it's current:
>> 
>> Version number in MailScanner.conf (4.58.9) is correct.
>> 
>> I haven't touched the languages.conf file but is there some way to make sure
>> it's okay?
>> 
>> I did some Googling and it seems the error, "format error: file is too
>> short", comes from Archive::Zip. I am not sure how this fits in with things
>> but maybe that will give someone a clue as to what the problem is.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Cameron
>> 
>> 
>> On 5/9/07 7:05 PM, "Res" <res at ausics.net> wrote:
>> 
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>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> What version of MailScanner are you using? Current I hope :)
>>> Is your MailScanner languages.conf file OK ?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Wed, 9 May 2007, Cameron B. Prince wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi Res,
>>>> 
>>>> I disabled MailWatch and tested again with the same results:
>>>> 
>>>> [root at secure MailScanner]# /usr/sbin/MailScanner
>>>> In Debugging mode, not forking...
>>>> Ignore errors about failing to find EOCD signature
>>>> format error: file is too short
>>>> at /usr/sbin/MailScanner line 832
>>>> Stopping now as you are debugging me.
>>>> 
>>>> It doesn't look like the problem is related to MailWatch.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Cameron
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 5/9/07 5:45 PM, "Res" <res at ausics.net> wrote:
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>>>>> Cameron,
>>>>> The qms stuff has never been tested with mailwatch, as the
>>>>> environments in which it was developed and is used in does
>>>>> not use mailwatch.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Wed, 9 May 2007, Cameron B. Prince wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Once I run MailScanner, it reads the file in the queue but fails with the
>>>>>> same error:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> /usr/sbin/MailScanner
>>>>>> In Debugging mode, not forking...
>>>>>> Ignore errors about failing to find EOCD signature
>>>>>> format error: file is too short
>>>>>> at /usr/sbin/MailScanner line 832
>>>>>> Stopping now as you are debugging me.
>>>>>> commit ineffective with AutoCommit enabled at
>>>>>> /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/CustomFunctions/MailWatch.pm line 93,
>>>>>> <CLIENT> line 34.
>>>>>> Commmit ineffective while AutoCommit is on at
>>>>>> /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/CustomFunctions/MailWatch.pm line 93,
>>>>>> <CLIENT> line 34.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> - --
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>> Res
>>>>> 
>>>>> Vote for your favourite MTA at  http://polls.ausics.net/v3.php
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>>> Cheers
>>> Res
>>> 
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> Cheers
> Res
> 
> Vote for your favourite MTA at  http://polls.ausics.net/v3.php
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