So, two questions
Can sniffer now run without Declude or the like on an Imail system?
Can the server piece be on a different machine?
Thanks!
(And if its obvious.... no, I haven't yet read the documentation on
the new sniffer yet)
On Oct 9, 2007, at 8:13 PM, Pete McNeil wrote:
Hello Chris,
Quite a while ago, SNF was based on cellular peer-server technology.
Each time your MTA called SNF with a message it would look to see if
any other instances were alive and if they were then they would
coordinate together to save resources.
A bit after that we created a persistent mode where you could start an
instance that would run as a kind of lightweight service. That
instance would stay alive all the time so as you called other
instances to scan messages they would see the persistent instance and
let it take care of the heavy work -- that way only one instance ever
had to load the rulebase file.
Once the persistent mode was available there was no reason to use SNF
any other way so most folks set up a persistent instance and took
advantage of the extra throughput on their systems. That is currently
the accepted way to run SNF.
The new version is a complete departure from the old ways. There is
now a client and a service. The client software knows how to talk to
the server software and that's about all it does. The server software
does all of the scanning and other heavy tasks.
Now, for most folks, this is a fairly simple transition. They will
replace their persistent instance with the new server software and
they will begin calling the new client software the same way they used
to call SNF. The client will pass the scan request on to the server
and will return the customary result code.
If you've never run a persistent instance using srvany, Firedaemon, or
some other tool then that part will be new to you.
Hope this helps,
_M
Tuesday, October 9, 2007, 7:36:02 PM, you wrote:
Pete,
Im a bit confused about the persistasnt mode settings. I don't
remember
installing a service for my current sniffer installation. I
thought it
just continued running after the first time it was called by my mail
server. With the new release, do I have to install as a service?
Thanks,
Chris
-----Original Message-----
From: Message Sniffer Community [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Pete McNeil
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 5:54 PM
To: Message Sniffer Community
Subject: [sniffer] SNFV2-9 Wide Beta now at version 1.4
Hello Sniffer Folks,
We have worked through some minor bugs and added some new features.
The newest version of the beta is 1.4.
http://kb.armresearch.com/index.php?
title=Message_Sniffer.GettingStarted
.Distributions#NEW_SNF_V2-9_Wide_Beta
Please upgrade your snf_engine.xml and SNFServer.exe files from the
latest distribution when you get a chance.
* Adds support for scanning Communigate Pro message files directly.
* Tightens up XCI handler code.
* Removes problematic/redundant XCI watchdog code which caused
trouble
on some MDaemon systems.
Source & MDaemon folks-- a revised alpha distribution will be updated
shortly with the new changes incorporated.
Thanks,
_M
--
Pete McNeil
Chief Scientist,
Arm Research Labs, LLC.
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