[Mimedefang] RE: Mimedefang 2.64 can't find SpamAssassin

[Simon Standley]

I might have solved this one myself.

Info for those in a similar position ....

I wasn't quite right about the sample filter - I was using an old version & install kit gave me a .rpmnew version. Didn't notice that ~:(

Main difference between the two was introduction of  detect_and_load_perl_modules().

Newer example worked fine. Working  detect_and_load_perl_modules() into my old and trusted filter got mine working too.

There you go. Simple really.

Then searched back for  detect_and_load_perl_modules in the archives, and guess what I found:



      2005-02-14  David F. Skoll  <dfs at roaringpenguin.com>

	*  mimedefang.pl: We don't detect and load Perl modules until
	the detect_and_load_perl_modules() function is called.

	*** NOTE INCOMPATIBILITY ***

	You *MUST* call detect_and_load_perl_modules() inside your filter
	before you can rely on the %Features hash being set correctly,
	and before you can rely on SpamAssassin being loaded!!!

Guess I've just been lucky all these years :)


>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Simon Standley  
> Sent:	07 March 2008 14:10
> To:	'mimedefang at lists.roaringpenguin.com'
> Subject:	Mimedefang 2.64 can't find SpamAssassin
> 
> Guys,
> 
> I'm installing a new machine.
> 
> Fedora 8 O/S
> Mimedefang 2.64 as it comes with Fedora 8
> Spamassassin 3.2.4, as it comes with Fedora 8
> 
> The same old mimedefang-filter I've been using quite happily with mimedefang 2.62, but that's kind of irrelevant, since problem also happens with 'sample' filter.
> 
> Problem is, $Features{"SpamAssassin"} is being set to '0' in mimedefang.pl, so mimedefang ignores spamassassin.
> 
> If I build a small stand-alone perl script that just does:
> 
> 
> if (!defined($Features{"SpamAssassin"})) {
>             (eval 'use Mail::SpamAssassin (); $Features{"SpamAssassin"} = 1;')
>                 or $Features{"SpamAssassin"} = 0;
>         }
> 
> print "Its ",$Features{"SpamAssassin"};
> 
> 
> $Features{"SpamAssassin"} is set to '1'.
> 
> On machine that works and new one, Spamassassin is in the same place:
> 
> /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/Mail/SpamAssassin
> 
> Can anyone tell me what I've done wrong?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Si.
> 
> 
>