[Mimedefang] Filter did not create RESULTS file

[Justin Shore]

On Wed, 4 Jun 2003, Joseph Brennan wrote:

> <tcratz at exchange.jcis.net> wrote:
> 
> > Jun  3 13:45:16 newmail mimedefang[17880]: h53KjGg3006565: Could not
> > create /var/spool/MIMEDefang/mdefang-h53KjGg3006565/HEADERS: Too many
> > open files
> 
> 
> Make sure your filter has a close() for every open().  Check for
> any case that would 'return' and skip a close() statement.  Since
> each perl process handles up to 500 messages (default), it could
> accumulate a lot of needless open filehandles.

Joseph,

You brought up something that caught my attention.  I've added a few 
return 0 statements to my mimedefang-filter at various times to skip a 
test or two.  For example I added a return 0 at the beginning of sub 
filter_bad_filename to bypass the attachment extension checks on one box.

sub filter_bad_filename ($) {
    # Disabled extension checks by returning immediately.
    # Uncomment to stop using te bad filename check.
    #return 0;


I also return 0 after a relay IP check in $Features{"SpamAssassin"}.


    # Spam checks if SpamAssassin is installed
    if ($Features{"SpamAssassin"}) {
      # List local IPs that you DO NOT want MD to run SA checks on
      if ($RelayAddr ne "65.66.95.178" and
        $RelayAddr eq "127.0.0.1" or
        $RelayAddr =~ /^65\.66\.95\.176/ or
        $RelayAddr =~ /^65\.66\.95\.177/ or
        $RelayAddr =~ /^65\.66\.95\.178/ or
        $RelayAddr =~ /^65\.66\.95\.179/ or
        $RelayAddr =~ /^65\.66\.95\.180/
      ) {

        # Disabled extension checks by returning immediately.
        # This will return the message to Sendmail with an OK if one of 
the above netblocks is matched.
        return 0;
      } else {


Does what you say above have an effect on my use of return in 
mimedefang-filter?

Thanks
 Justin

PS==> It looks like I'm getting MD mailing list mail again so the week of 
temp failing is wearing off.  Woohoo!