Re: [exim] Exim and Clam AV

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Author: Tom Ray [Lists]
Date:  
To: Graeme Fowler
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Exim and Clam AV
Graeme Fowler wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-08-03 at 00:27 -0400, Tom Ray [Lists] wrote:
>
>> I just installed ClamAV .90 and I'm trying to get it to work with
>> Exim...here's what I have in my exim.conf
>>
>>
>> av_scanner=clamd:/usr/local/clamav/sbin/clamd
>>
>
> This is wrong. Use of "clamd" requires the path to the running socket,
> or an IP address/TCP port pair. See:
>
> http://www.exim.org/exim-html-current/doc/html/spec_html/ch41.html#SECTscanvirus
>
> In a nutshell: you run the ClamAV daemon and Exim passes a stream to it.
>
> Graeme
>
>

I guess I'm stuck as to how to start clamd. I meant what arguments
should be passed. And is there a special port for clamd?

Sorry, I've always been kinda lost with clamav.