DCC not working?

Glenn Steen glenn.steen at gmail.com
Mon Dec 22 10:30:15 GMT 2008


2008/12/22 Glenn Steen <glenn.steen at gmail.com>:
> 2008/12/22  <traced at xpear.de>:
>> On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:29:16 +0100, "Glenn Steen" <glenn.steen at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> 2008/12/21 traced <traced at xpear.de>:
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I compiled DCC from sources on a mailscanner testbox, enabled it in the
>>>> spamassassin prefs file, and spamassassin --lint (-D) doesnt show a
>>>> a failure. But how do I know that DCC works? There are no header
>>>> changes, and, I dont see anything changed since I installed it.
>>>>
>>> Did you make sure the LoadPlugin is uncommented in the *.pre files?
>>> Do you see a call to it when doing a "MailScanner --debug --debug-sa"?
>>>
>>>> Is there a good way to test? Or even to show the DCC headers?
>>>> Adding "add_header all DCC _DCCB_: _DCCR_" made no change, there
>>>> are still no headers...
>>> Headers isn't the thing... You'd see it in the triggered rules... And
>>> in the debug run;)
>>>
>>
>> Yes, i uncommented it, looks like this now:
>>    loadplugin Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::DCC
>>
>> and here are some lint lines:
>>    [13376] dbg: plugin: loading Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::DCC from @INC
>>    [13376] dbg: dcc: local tests only, disabling DCC
>>
>> I think it should be running. So, is the only chance to see it working
>> a "real spam" mail coming in?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Bastian
> A lint doesn't do network tests, and IIRC this is classed as such. So
> you need either run the test through MailScanners debug feature (which
> will run one batch through,  very verbosly, then exit) or by doing
> "sendmail -t -D < /path/to/a/test/message/in/RFC822/format", Then you
Before any nit-picking .... sees this... It should (of course!) be
"spamassassin ...", not "sendmail ...". Sigh. I need coffee... and a
vacation...:-)

> should see a call to the dcc application(s) later on in the debug
> output.
> You should also see DCC hits.
> If you just now uncommented it, you need restart MailScanner for it to
> take effect (so that SA get loaded).
>
> Cheers
> --
> -- Glenn
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>


Cheers
-- 
-- Glenn
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