Mailscanner warnings

[AlxFrag]

It says:

/usr/local/sbin/clamd: unrecognized option `--tar'
ERROR: Unknown option passed.
ERROR: Can't parse the command line



Martin.Hepworth wrote:
> Alex
>
> Sounds like clamd's not happy with the 'normal' parameter list of things to scan.
>
> What happens if you call
>
> clamd --tar
>
> from the command line?
>
> --
> 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] On Behalf Of AlxFrag
>> Sent: 15 February 2008 09:46
>> To: MailScanner discussion
>> Subject: Re: Mailscanner warnings
>>
>> Martin.Hepworth wrote:
>>
>> 	Hi
>>
>> 	Looks like mailscanner is sending parameters the clamscan it doesn't
>> understand.
>>
>> 	You may wish to switch to clamd or clammodule as a faster
>> alternative which should also solve this problem.
>>
>> 	--
>> 	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] On Behalf Of AlxFrag
>> 		Sent: 15 February 2008 09:32
>> 		To: MailScanner discussion
>> 		Subject: Re: Mailscanner warnings
>>
>> 		Julian Field wrote:
>>
>> 			-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>> 			Hash: SHA1
>>
>> 			What does
>> 			MailScanner --lint
>> 			say?
>>
>> 			AlxFrag wrote:
>>
>>
>> 				Hi,
>>
>> 				i'm using mailscanner v. 4.66.5-3. My logs file is
>> full of
>> 		warnings
>> 				like shown below:
>>
>> 				Feb 14 10:36:45 posidon MailScanner[27874]: Virus
>> and Content
>> 				Scanning: Starting
>> 				Feb 14 10:36:45 posidon MailScanner[27874]:
>> WARNING: Ignoring
>> 		option
>> 				--unzip
>> 				Feb 14 10:36:45 posidon MailScanner[27874]:
>> WARNING: Ignoring
>> 		option
>> 				--jar
>> 				Feb 14 10:36:45 posidon MailScanner[27874]:
>> WARNING: Ignoring
>> 		option
>> 				--tar
>> 				Feb 14 10:36:45 posidon MailScanner[27874]:
>> WARNING: Ignoring
>> 		option
>> 				--tgz
>> 				Feb 14 10:36:45 posidon MailScanner[27874]:
>> WARNING: Ignoring
>> 		option
>> 				--deb
>> 				Feb 14 10:36:45 posidon MailScanner[27874]:
>> WARNING: Ignoring
>> 		option
>> 				--max-ratio
>> 				Feb 14 10:36:45 posidon MailScanner[27874]:
>> WARNING: Ignoring
>> 		option
>> 				--tempdir
>> 				Feb 14 10:36:45 posidon MailScanner[27874]:
>> WARNING: Ignoring
>> 		option
>> 				--recursive (-r)
>> 				Feb 14 10:36:45 posidon MailScanner[27874]:
>> WARNING: Ignoring
>> 		option
>> 				--unrar
>>
>>
>> 				Is there any way i can stop that?
>>
>> 				Thanks,
>>
>> 				Alex
>>
>>
>>
>> 			Jules
>>
>> 			- --
>> 			Julian Field MEng CITP CEng
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>> 			PGP footprint: EE81 D763 3DB0 0BFD E1DC 7222 11F6 5947
>> 1415 B654
>>
>>
>>
>> 			-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
>> 			Version: PGP Desktop 9.8.0 (Build 2158)
>> 			Comment: (pgp-secured)
>> 			Charset: ISO-8859-1
>>
>>
>> 	wj8DBQFHtEtpEfZZRxQVtlQRAkhlAJ9Of82becRsHgDMmWrVyfvJaVFuOACdFnhK
>> 			3Hg59laQALA1YGkA4DDZoVc=
>> 			=lWdI
>> 			-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
>>
>>
>>
>> 		where should i give
>>
>> 		MailScanner --lint?
>>
>> 		:)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> i'm using clamd.
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>> Regards,
>> Alex
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