On Sun, 2012-09-02 at 19:03 -0700, Todd Lyons wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 5:53 PM, Always Learning <exim@???> wrote: > > The reason I did not mention /var/run/clamav/clamd.sock was because
> > the file was empty. > The file is a special kind of file, it's a "socket". clamd creates it
> when it starts up and then anything that is running on the same
> machine can connect to it kind of like a network socket, except that
> it's ONLY local processes that may connect to it.
>
> If you do an 'ls -l' on that socket file, you'll see that it's type is
> an "s" for socket.
Yes I see now.
> > Does one have to place the socket number in clamd.sock or will Exim or
> > Clam do that automatically after the first AV check ? > You don't do anything to that file, just tell Exim to talk to clamd
> through that socket.
I understand your enthusiasm for that connection mechanism. Just
metaphorically 'plug-in' and go.
Thanks again.
> The total budget at all receivers for solving senders' problems is $0.
> If you want them to accept your mail and manage it the way you want,
> send it the way the spec says to. --John Levine
Wish M$ users would follow the specs rather than ignore 550 error codes
and keep trying ad infinitum.