Prombem with rule actions

[Julian Field]

Gareth wrote:
> In MailScanner.conf I have :-
> Quarantine Dir = /var/spool/MailScanner/quarantine
> Quarantine User = root
> Quarantine Group = apache
> Quarantine Permissions = 0660
>
> However all quarantine entries are stored in the format :-
> %quarantine-dir%/<<date>>/<<msgid>> and they are viruses and blocked
> attachments.
> I am assuming this is correct for the virus quaranteen?
>   
Yes, correct.
> If that is the case then MailScanner does not seem to be creating the
> additional 'spam' etc... subdirectories for some reason.
>   
It should always try to create them. Try creating them by hand and see 
if it puts anything in them. Make sure you give them permissions which 
are generous enough.
> Are you sure the format is not %quarantine-dir%/spam/<<date>>/<<msgid>> as
> if that was the case it could just be the issue that the spam directory does
> not exist.
>   
Yes, sure :-)

>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
>> [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info]On Behalf Of Steve
>> Freegard
>> Sent: 03 September 2007 18:48
>> To: MailScanner discussion
>> Subject: Re: Prombem with rule actions
>>
>>
>> Gareth wrote:
>>     
>>> Understood but where are these quarantines?
>>>
>>> I have /var/spool/mailscanner/quaranteen which contains directories like
>>> 20070803 and within that directories named according to the
>>>       
>> mail ID with the
>>     
>>> message and any attachments within it.
>>>
>>> Where do each of these store options actually try to save the files?
>>>
>>>       
>>>> #    store                   - store the message in the (spam)
>>>>         
>> quarantine
>>
>>
>> %quarantine-dir%/<<date>>/spam/<<msgid>>
>>
>>
>>     
>>>> #    store-nonmcp            - store the message in the
>>>>         
>> non-MCP quarantine
>>
>> %quarantine-dir%/<<date>>/nonmcp/<<msgid>>
>>
>>     
>>>> #    store-mcp               - store the message in the MCP quarantine
>>>>         
>> %quarantine-dir%/<<date>>/mcp/<<msgid>>
>>
>>     
>>>> #    store-nonspam           - store the message in the
>>>>         
>> non-spam quarantine
>>
>> %quarantine-dir%/<<date>>/nonspam/<<msgid>>
>>
>>     
>>>> #    store-spam              - store the message in the spam quarantine
>>>>         
>> %quarantine-dir%/<<date>>/spam/<<msgid>>
>>
>>
>> If you are having trobule with MailWatch reading these then make sure
>> your permissions settings are correct (Quarantine Perms = 0660 and
>> Quarantine Group = <<web server group>>) and that you are storing
>> quarantined items in RFC822 format (e.g. Quarantine Messages As Queue
>> Files = No) as these are the most common causes of problems.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Steve.
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>>     
>
>   

Jules

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