On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 16:21 , Thomas Lamy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent:

>McKeever Chris wrote:
>
>> I am running qmail-scanner with clamav (0.65)
>> I have one machine that acts as a gateway, and then sends it to the main email 
>> server.
>> The gateway is the one with qmailscanner and clamav, the email servers post-MTA 
>> (@mail) has a plugin for clamav which scans the file 
before 
>> databsing it.
>> 
>> I have noticed since 11/4/03 that there are about 2-4 emails per day that get by 
>> the gateway and picked up by the @mail-clamav scan
>> any suggestions? They are typically Exploit.IFrame.Gen and 1 W32/Yaha.g.dam
>> 
>> The qmailscanner is picking up the Exploit.IFrame.Gen, but for some reason missing 
>> the occasional one.
>> 

>> 
>I don't know qmailscanner, but a logical explanation would be that clamd 
>is sent a "SCAN" instead of "CONTSCAN". This makes clamd report the 
>first virus found and stop scanning (this mail) immediately.
>


Thomas, thanks for your reply.  Not sure I follow.  wouldnt finding it signla a virus 
and then the process that called clamd (in this case 
qmialscanner) take the necessary actions?



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