Follow the detailed instructions at qmailrocks.org ! Make certain to read each section, even if you don't need to perform those operations, since you get the overall perspective.
In order to patch qmail, you stop the service, make it, restart it, and you're good to go. One option that didn't work for us was trying to use the C-wrapper rather than the suidperl functionality- permissions on necessary directories for perlscanner were all screwed up- use suidperl !! (rpmfind.net) Have fun, Brett Kislin On Thu, 12 May 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I would be happy to implement the qmail-scanner tool, but I'm not sure how > this would or could impact the currently installed qmail system and Plesk. > Also, I do not know the impact or of the qmail patch can be applied without > hurting the pre-installed setup also. If I knew that qmail was pre-installed > by default than I would not fear making patches to the system. I just do not > want to damage the system and shutdown email by implementing something like > this. I know that Spam Assassin works, so qmail must have some means of > shelling out and checking this. If I could find how or where this was, I > could just script ClamAV to also do this. I was not sure if other have had > the same or simular problem. > > Thanks for the reply. > > Quella > ----------------------------------------------- > Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 13:10:53 +0200 > From: Jose Javier Sianes Ruiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Clamav-users] Qmail Pre Installed Dedicated (1and1) > RedHat 9 Server and Plesk > To: ClamAV users ML <clamav-users@lists.clamav.net> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > A simple way is to install qmail-scanner. This program replace your > qmail-queue program to analize virus using clamav. You only need to > install it and configure your env QMAILQUEUE variable related with your > SMTP service pointing to qmail-scanner. To make it work, your Qmail > must have applied QMAILQUEUE patch, cause this is not present by default. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >I have a rather pointed question for the mailing-list. I currently manage a > >dedicated RedHat 9 Linux system for a non-profit. This system comes > >pre-installed with Qmail and Spam Assassin which is managed or configured > >via Plesk (web-based) management tool. I have decided to try implementing > >ClamAv into this configuration because we are starting to see a steady flow > >of email with viral attachments. I have followed all of the instructions on > >installing ClamAv and the system works fine in getting nightly updates and > >also I can run it as a command-line tool which also works great. I have > >scanned all of their stored emails and found many that contained viruses. > > > >With that said, I would like to find a way of integrating this with qmail to > >scan all incoming and outgoing emails. My problem is that I also do not > >want to disturb or mess up the pre-installed qmail configuration preventing > >a person from using Plesk for management in the future. I know that the > >pre-installed configuration of qmail has some means of shelling out and > >testing the emails for spam because spam assassin is also installed, but I > >do not know where to start to look for this. I was wondering is anyone here > >has installed ClamAV on a dedicated 1and1.com system where qmail was > >pre-installed with success, and if not, if there are any other ways of > >scanning emails without having to install or configure the qmail-scanner > >tool? > > > >Sorry for what may seem like a silly question, but I'm new to qmail and > >ClamAV. I just do not know where to start to look. I contacted the hosting > >company that makes the server images and I was told that they do not get > >involved in the configuration or recommendations for their customers who > >have dedicated systems. So It is up to me to make this happen. > > > >Directions, comments, URLs, help? > > > >Quella > >_______________________________________________ > >http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html > > > > > > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *José Javier Sianes Ruiz* > *DSF Almariya > AIE Tecnología Cajamar* > Telf: 950.18.03.50 - ext. 2333 > Movil: 637.72.72.55 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > clamav-users mailing list > clamav-users@lists.clamav.net > http://lists.clamav.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users > > > End of clamav-users Digest, Vol 8, Issue 40 > ******************************************* > > _______________________________________________ > http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html > -- ---------------------------------------- Brett Kislin Director of Support Services ZDirect 954-458-1669 VOICE 954-454-7075 FAX _______________________________________________ http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
