Chris Masters wrote: > I've just tested the embedded perl option and they > don't seem to be functioning properly. The first > module (Net::LDAP) that gets used doesn't function > properly (cannot establish connections). > > If I change back to normal [non-embedded] mode it's > fine. > > Are there any issues with using perl modules when > mimedefang runs in embedded mode?
There's a new section in the mimedefang-filter man page with the heading "INITIALIZATION AND CLEANUP" which says, in part: "... How-ever, if you are using an embedded Perl interpreter, then anything you call directly from outside a function definition is executed once only in the parent process. Anything in filter_initialize is executed once per slave. If you use any code that opens a descriptor (for example, a connection to a database server), you must run that code inside filter_initialize and not directly from the filter, because the multiplexor closes all open descriptors when it activates a new slave." If you are creating a new instance of the Net::LDAP object directly in your filter file (outside of any subroutine), then try creating the filter_initialize sub moving that initialization inside it. HTH ___________________________________________ Michael Sims Project Analyst - Information Technology Crye-Leike Realtors Office: (901)758-5648 Pager: (901)769-3722 ___________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Visit http://www.mimedefang.org and http://www.canit.ca MIMEDefang mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/mailman/listinfo/mimedefang
