clamsmtp doesn't have permision to open the socket. do 
ls -ld /var/run/clamav/
ls -l /var/run/clamav/clamd.ctl

and see what user/group is clamsmtp running under.

> I have read that the socket can take some time to establish. Could that be
> a problem?

no, the messzage clearsly says it's permission problem.

Btw, why clamsmtp? which MTA do you use?

ls -ld /var/run/clamav/ ----> drwxr-xr-x 2 clamav clamav 60 2009-07-14 12:01
/var/run/clamav/

ls -l /var/run/clamav/clamd.ctl  --->  -rw-r--r-- 1 clamav clamav 0
2009-07-14 11:52 /var/run/clamav/clamd.ctl

I am using Postfix as the MTA.  As for using clamsmtp, why not, if it
intercepts viruses for me?

btw .. i successfully installed clamsmtp on a virtual linux machine and I
thought it would be just as easy to install on my desktop box!
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