Mailscanner warnings

[Martin.Hepworth]

OK I'm getting confused....

In MailScanner.conf what have you got set for "Virus Scanners"???

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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 10:12
> To: MailScanner discussion
> Subject: Re: Mailscanner warnings
>
> 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:
>
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> 					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
>
> 					- --
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> 					PGP footprint: EE81 D763 3DB0 0BFD E1DC 7222
> 11F6 5947
> 		1415 B654
>
>
>
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>
>
>
> 				where should i give
>
> 				MailScanner --lint?
>
> 				:)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> 		i'm using clamd.
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> 		Regards,
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