> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> Damian Menscher
> Sent: zaterdag 14 mei 2005 18:41
> To: ClamAV users ML
> Subject: Re: [Clamav-users] Re: Follow-up on clamav-milter
> not mailing noticeto postmaster
>
>
> On Sat, 14 May 2005, Christopher X. Candreva wrote:
>
> > May I add that it is really, really, really bad for
> > clamav-milter to refuse to run at all, just because it can't
> > write to it's log file ?
> >
> > I would much prefer it doing something and not logging then
> > takeing down the whole mail system.
>
> If your whole mail system gets taken down just because clamav-milter
> died, then perhaps you misconfigured sendmail? Look at the
> F= option in the line that calls the milter in your sendmail.mc.
> That determines what action should be taken if the milter can't be
> contacted:
>
> F=R: reject the mail
> F=T: tempfail the mail
> F=: pass it through unscanned
>
> Obviously I always choose the F= option so my mailservers
> will continue to work in the event of a milter failure.
That is your prerogative. I, on the other hand, would never configure
sendmail in that fashion. Clamav-scans are a critical part of mail
delivery. I would never allow mail to be delivered when the virus scanner
is down, and would indeed TempFail delivery until I restarted the daemon
(via a watchdog script).
- Mark
System Administrator Asarian-host.org
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