> Jeff Koch wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Hi Jason:
> > 
> > We are having a problem using qmail-scanner with vpopmail. 
> It appears that
> > when vpopmail is configured for roaming users (i.e. pop 
> before smptd) the
> > IP addresses of users that pop in get listed in 
> tcp.smtp.cbd and are then
> > bypassed by the qmail-scanner.
> 
> Actually qmail-scanner is being bypassed by tcp.smtp.cdb.
> 
> 
> > A look at the 'open-smtp' file which is used along with 
> tcp.smtp to build
> > tcp.smtp.cdb shows entries like:
> > 
> > 64.112.201.248:allow,RELAYCLIENT="",RBLSMTPD="" 1075391824
> > 162.84.132.21:allow,RELAYCLIENT="",RBLSMTPD=""  1075391878
> > 24.73.81.14:allow,RELAYCLIENT="",RBLSMTPD=""    1075391923
> > 
> > Then, it seems, for the period of time these entries stay 
> in the database
> > email that comes from these IP addresses bypasses the 
> qmail-scanner virus
> > filter.
> > 
> > Is there a way to correct this problem? It is letting 
> viruses through our
> > mailserver.
> 
> 
> Mr. Koch,
> 
> This is a problem with vpopmail, not qmail-scanner. If you 
> have compiled your
> vpopmail from source then you can find where vpopmail is 
> setting RELAYCLIENT
> and RBLSMTPD and add a QMAILQUEUE variable to the mix then 
> recompile EVERYTHING
> that relies on vpopmail. This is what we do on our systems.
> 
> Otherwise you're pretty much out of luck. I suppose you could 
> also try the
> qmail SMTP AUTH patches as a workaround, but you're still 
> going to have to
> recompile things (you're just recompiling qmail instead of 
> vpopmail & friends).
> 
> -- 
> Jesse Guardiani, Systems Administrator

Another option is to set the QMAILQUEUE variable in the startup script
for qmail-smtpd.  This way ALL mail is run thru Q-S.

--
Ed.



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