Clean up script for tmp files

[Remco Barendse]

I know the subject was discussed on the mailing list several times but i
didn't find the ultimate solution.

Does anyone have a super duper cleanup script for all the files in :

/tmp
for files like tmp.DPhoj31724

/var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/SpamAssassin-Temp
for files like .spamassassin3805xUDKuUtmp
MailScanner.0aOrDx
tmp.IKiiOy6683

They are seriously clogging up my filesystem and slowing down the system.

I tried to script something based on the age of the file but it didn't
work (maybe because most are zero byte files).

Thanks!

Remco

[Paul A Sand]

Post by Remco Barendse
/tmp
for files like tmp.DPhoj31724
/var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/SpamAssassin-Temp
for files like .spamassassin3805xUDKuUtmp
MailScanner.0aOrDx
tmp.IKiiOy6683
They are seriously clogging up my filesystem and slowing down the system.

Whoa, you?re right that there?s a lot of them.

Using ?tmpwatch? is probably the answer if you?re using a Linux-based
system. (http://linux.die.net/man/8/tmpwatch)

On (for example) Red Hat, you can tweak the /tmp cleaning options
(and add directories like /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/SpamAssassin-Temp)
by editing /etc/cron.daily/tmpwatch.

I?m going to do that last part myself right now?

[Jethro R Binks]

I've run this nightly for years which may help:


#!/bin/sh
##
## MailScanner, SpamAssassin and so on tend to leave files around, so this
## will clean up any more than $days old
##
## v2.1

# Defined in MailScanner.conf, "Incoming Work Dir":
MSWORK=/mail/scanner/incoming
# Defined in MailScanner.conf, "SpamAssassin Temporary Dir":
#SATMP=/tmp
SATMP=$MSWORK/SpamAssassin-Temp
# Defined in clamd.conf, "TemporaryDirectory":
CLAMAVTMP=/var/tmp

days="2"

opts="-mtime +$days -maxdepth 1"

find $SATMP -name '.spamassassin*' $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $SATMP -name 'update_spamassassin*' $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $MSWORK -name '[0-9]*' -type d $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $CLAMAVTMP -name 'packlist.*' -type f $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $CLAMAVTMP -name 'checkholddir.*' -type f $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $CLAMAVTMP -name 'clamav-*' $opts | xargs rm -rf

Post by Remco Barendse
I know the subject was discussed on the mailing list several times but i
didn't find the ultimate solution.
/tmp
for files like tmp.DPhoj31724
/var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/SpamAssassin-Temp
for files like .spamassassin3805xUDKuUtmp
MailScanner.0aOrDx
tmp.IKiiOy6683
They are seriously clogging up my filesystem and slowing down the system.
I tried to script something based on the age of the file but it didn't
work (maybe because most are zero byte files).
Thanks!
Remco
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[Remco Barendse]

Hi Jethro,

When i run the script i get this message :

---
find: warning: you have specified the -maxdepth option after a non-option
argument -mtime, but options are not positional (-maxdepth affects tests
specified before it as well as those specified after it). Please specify
options before other arguments.
---

I tried moving the $opts to the front but that didn't help.

Where am i going wrong?

Cheers!

Post by Jethro R Binks
#!/bin/sh
##
## MailScanner, SpamAssassin and so on tend to leave files around, so this
## will clean up any more than $days old
##
## v2.1
MSWORK=/mail/scanner/incoming
#SATMP=/tmp
SATMP=$MSWORK/SpamAssassin-Temp
CLAMAVTMP=/var/tmp
days="2"
opts="-mtime +$days -maxdepth 1"
find $SATMP -name '.spamassassin*' $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $SATMP -name 'update_spamassassin*' $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $MSWORK -name '[0-9]*' -type d $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $CLAMAVTMP -name 'packlist.*' -type f $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $CLAMAVTMP -name 'checkholddir.*' -type f $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $CLAMAVTMP -name 'clamav-*' $opts | xargs rm -rf

Post by Remco Barendse
I know the subject was discussed on the mailing list several times but i
didn't find the ultimate solution.
/tmp
for files like tmp.DPhoj31724
/var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/SpamAssassin-Temp
for files like .spamassassin3805xUDKuUtmp
MailScanner.0aOrDx
tmp.IKiiOy6683
They are seriously clogging up my filesystem and slowing down the system.
I tried to script something based on the age of the file but it didn't
work (maybe because most are zero byte files).
Thanks!
Remco
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The University of Strathclyde is a charitable body, registered in
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[Remco Barendse]

I slightly modified the script, if i remove "-maxdepth 1" from opts the
script completes without errors and i included /tmp.
However, the find command doesn't find the files. Even when i set days to
1, i still find files that are 3-4 days old.

When i do :
find /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/SpamAssassin-Temp/ -name 'tmp.*'
it finds all the files, when i add "-mtime +1" it doesn't find anything
anymore.

Clues anyone? Could it be that mtime doesn't work on zero byte files?

Thanks!

Post by Jethro R Binks
#!/bin/sh
##
## MailScanner, SpamAssassin and so on tend to leave files around, so this
## will clean up any more than $days old
##
## v2.1
MSWORK=/mail/scanner/incoming
#SATMP=/tmp
SATMP=$MSWORK/SpamAssassin-Temp
CLAMAVTMP=/var/tmp
days="2"
opts="-mtime +$days -maxdepth 1"
find $SATMP -name '.spamassassin*' $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $SATMP -name 'update_spamassassin*' $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $MSWORK -name '[0-9]*' -type d $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $CLAMAVTMP -name 'packlist.*' -type f $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $CLAMAVTMP -name 'checkholddir.*' -type f $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $CLAMAVTMP -name 'clamav-*' $opts | xargs rm -rf

Post by Remco Barendse
I know the subject was discussed on the mailing list several times but i
didn't find the ultimate solution.
/tmp
for files like tmp.DPhoj31724
/var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/SpamAssassin-Temp
for files like .spamassassin3805xUDKuUtmp
MailScanner.0aOrDx
tmp.IKiiOy6683
They are seriously clogging up my filesystem and slowing down the system.
I tried to script something based on the age of the file but it didn't
work (maybe because most are zero byte files).
Thanks!
Remco
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Jethro R Binks, Network Manager,
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The University of Strathclyde is a charitable body, registered in
Scotland, number SC015263.

[Jethro R Binks]

My script was written for FreeBSD. If you're using a different operating system, you'll need to read the manual page for your 'find' command and modify it accordingly.

Post by Remco Barendse
I slightly modified the script, if i remove "-maxdepth 1" from opts the
script completes without errors and i included /tmp.
However, the find command doesn't find the files. Even when i set days to
1, i still find files that are 3-4 days old.
find /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/SpamAssassin-Temp/ -name 'tmp.*'
it finds all the files, when i add "-mtime +1" it doesn't find anything
anymore.
Clues anyone? Could it be that mtime doesn't work on zero byte files?
Thanks!

Post by Jethro R Binks
#!/bin/sh
##
## MailScanner, SpamAssassin and so on tend to leave files around, so this
## will clean up any more than $days old
##
## v2.1
MSWORK=/mail/scanner/incoming
#SATMP=/tmp
SATMP=$MSWORK/SpamAssassin-Temp
CLAMAVTMP=/var/tmp
days="2"
opts="-mtime +$days -maxdepth 1"
find $SATMP -name '.spamassassin*' $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $SATMP -name 'update_spamassassin*' $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $MSWORK -name '[0-9]*' -type d $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $CLAMAVTMP -name 'packlist.*' -type f $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $CLAMAVTMP -name 'checkholddir.*' -type f $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $CLAMAVTMP -name 'clamav-*' $opts | xargs rm -rf

Post by Remco Barendse
I know the subject was discussed on the mailing list several times but i
didn't find the ultimate solution.
/tmp
for files like tmp.DPhoj31724
/var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/SpamAssassin-Temp
for files like .spamassassin3805xUDKuUtmp
MailScanner.0aOrDx
tmp.IKiiOy6683
They are seriously clogging up my filesystem and slowing down the system.
I tried to script something based on the age of the file but it didn't
work (maybe because most are zero byte files).
Thanks!
Remco
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[Kevin Kobb]

Hello,

It would probably be more efficient to use the find "-delete" action
rather than "xargs rm -rf", but either should work.

On a side note, does anybody have plans to carve out an "old style"
MailScanner tarball with the fixes from GitHub? i.e. a new 4.8xx release?

Thanks

Post by Jethro R Binks
My script was written for FreeBSD. If you're using a different operating system, you'll need to read the manual page for your 'find' command and modify it accordingly.

Post by Remco Barendse
I slightly modified the script, if i remove "-maxdepth 1" from opts the
script completes without errors and i included /tmp.
However, the find command doesn't find the files. Even when i set days to
1, i still find files that are 3-4 days old.
find /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/SpamAssassin-Temp/ -name 'tmp.*'
it finds all the files, when i add "-mtime +1" it doesn't find anything
anymore.
Clues anyone? Could it be that mtime doesn't work on zero byte files?
Thanks!

Post by Jethro R Binks
#!/bin/sh
##
## MailScanner, SpamAssassin and so on tend to leave files around, so this
## will clean up any more than $days old
##
## v2.1
MSWORK=/mail/scanner/incoming
#SATMP=/tmp
SATMP=$MSWORK/SpamAssassin-Temp
CLAMAVTMP=/var/tmp
days="2"
opts="-mtime +$days -maxdepth 1"
find $SATMP -name '.spamassassin*' $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $SATMP -name 'update_spamassassin*' $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $MSWORK -name '[0-9]*' -type d $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $CLAMAVTMP -name 'packlist.*' -type f $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $CLAMAVTMP -name 'checkholddir.*' -type f $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $CLAMAVTMP -name 'clamav-*' $opts | xargs rm -rf

Post by Remco Barendse
I know the subject was discussed on the mailing list several times but i
didn't find the ultimate solution.
/tmp
for files like tmp.DPhoj31724
/var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/SpamAssassin-Temp
for files like .spamassassin3805xUDKuUtmp
MailScanner.0aOrDx
tmp.IKiiOy6683
They are seriously clogging up my filesystem and slowing down the system.
I tried to script something based on the age of the file but it didn't
work (maybe because most are zero byte files).
Thanks!
Remco
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[Alex Neuman]

find -delete may not be present in all platforms. It may be replaced with
find -exec rm \{}; IIRC

Post by Kevin Kobb
Hello,
It would probably be more efficient to use the find "-delete" action
rather than "xargs rm -rf", but either should work.
On a side note, does anybody have plans to carve out an "old style"
MailScanner tarball with the fixes from GitHub? i.e. a new 4.8xx release?
Thanks

Post by Jethro R Binks
My script was written for FreeBSD. If you're using a different

operating system, you'll need to read the manual page for your 'find'
command and modify it accordingly.

Post by Jethro R Binks

On 15 Feb 2014, at 09:08, Remco Barendse <mailscanner at barendse.to>
I slightly modified the script, if i remove "-maxdepth 1" from opts the
script completes without errors and i included /tmp.
However, the find command doesn't find the files. Even when i set days

to

Post by Jethro R Binks

1, i still find files that are 3-4 days old.
find /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/SpamAssassin-Temp/ -name 'tmp.*'
it finds all the files, when i add "-mtime +1" it doesn't find anything
anymore.
Clues anyone? Could it be that mtime doesn't work on zero byte files?
Thanks!

Post by Jethro R Binks
#!/bin/sh
##
## MailScanner, SpamAssassin and so on tend to leave files around, so

this

Post by Jethro R Binks

Post by Jethro R Binks
## will clean up any more than $days old
##
## v2.1
MSWORK=/mail/scanner/incoming
#SATMP=/tmp
SATMP=$MSWORK/SpamAssassin-Temp
CLAMAVTMP=/var/tmp
days="2"
opts="-mtime +$days -maxdepth 1"
find $SATMP -name '.spamassassin*' $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $SATMP -name 'update_spamassassin*' $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $MSWORK -name '[0-9]*' -type d $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $CLAMAVTMP -name 'packlist.*' -type f $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $CLAMAVTMP -name 'checkholddir.*' -type f $opts | xargs rm -rf
find $CLAMAVTMP -name 'clamav-*' $opts | xargs rm -rf

Post by Remco Barendse
I know the subject was discussed on the mailing list several times

but i

Post by Jethro R Binks

Post by Jethro R Binks

Post by Remco Barendse
didn't find the ultimate solution.
/tmp
for files like tmp.DPhoj31724
/var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/SpamAssassin-Temp
for files like .spamassassin3805xUDKuUtmp
MailScanner.0aOrDx
tmp.IKiiOy6683
They are seriously clogging up my filesystem and slowing down the

system.

Post by Jethro R Binks

Post by Jethro R Binks

Post by Remco Barendse
I tried to script something based on the age of the file but it didn't
work (maybe because most are zero byte files).
Thanks!
Remco
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[Remco Barendse]

Post by Kevin Kobb
Hello,
It would probably be more efficient to use the find "-delete" action
rather than "xargs rm -rf", but either should work.
On a side note, does anybody have plans to carve out an "old style"
MailScanner tarball with the fixes from GitHub? i.e. a new 4.8xx release?

Awesome! Would love to see that

[Randal, Phil]

The latest version, 4.86.4 seems to clean up most of these.

If you do install that version, also get the latest TNEF.pm from the MailScanner git repository to solve the issue of loads of tnef* files being created and not deleted.

Cheers,

Phil


-----Original Message-----
From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Remco Barendse
Sent: 12 February 2014 10:56
To: MailScanner mailing list
Subject: Clean up script for tmp files

I know the subject was discussed on the mailing list several times but i didn't find the ultimate solution.

Does anyone have a super duper cleanup script for all the files in :

/tmp
for files like tmp.DPhoj31724

/var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/SpamAssassin-Temp
for files like .spamassassin3805xUDKuUtmp
MailScanner.0aOrDx
tmp.IKiiOy6683

They are seriously clogging up my filesystem and slowing down the system.

I tried to script something based on the age of the file but it didn't work (maybe because most are zero byte files).

Thanks!

Remco
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[Remco Barendse]

Hi Phil,

I am running the latest version of MailScanner since it came out, sadly,
it didn't solve my problem (assuming you made a typo and meant 4.84.6-1,
i couldn't find 4.86.4).

I will try the script that Jethro R Binks posted, looks like this will
solve my problem (that script should be included in MailScanner!). :)
If not i will try to fiddle with tmpwatch.

Thanks all for the suggestions!

Cheers,
Remco

Post by Randal, Phil
The latest version, 4.86.4 seems to clean up most of these.
If you do install that version, also get the latest TNEF.pm from the MailScanner git repository to solve the issue of loads of tnef* files being created and not deleted.
Cheers,
Phil
-----Original Message-----
From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Remco Barendse
Sent: 12 February 2014 10:56
To: MailScanner mailing list
Subject: Clean up script for tmp files
I know the subject was discussed on the mailing list several times but i didn't find the ultimate solution.
/tmp
for files like tmp.DPhoj31724
/var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/SpamAssassin-Temp
for files like .spamassassin3805xUDKuUtmp
MailScanner.0aOrDx
tmp.IKiiOy6683
They are seriously clogging up my filesystem and slowing down the system.
I tried to script something based on the age of the file but it didn't work (maybe because most are zero byte files).
Thanks!
Remco
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[Randal, Phil]

Yes, my typo. Apologies.

The Updated TNEF.pm from git is still needed to stop a load of temp files being created and not deleted:

https://github.com/MailScanner/MailScanner/blob/master/mailscanner/bin/MailScanner/TNEF.pm

Cheers,

Phil

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Sent: 14 February 2014 13:24
To: MailScanner discussion
Subject: RE: Clean up script for tmp files

Hi Phil,

I am running the latest version of MailScanner since it came out, sadly, it didn't solve my problem (assuming you made a typo and meant 4.84.6-1, i couldn't find 4.86.4).

I will try the script that Jethro R Binks posted, looks like this will solve my problem (that script should be included in MailScanner!). :) If not i will try to fiddle with tmpwatch.

Thanks all for the suggestions!

Cheers,
Remco

Post by Randal, Phil
The latest version, 4.86.4 seems to clean up most of these.
If you do install that version, also get the latest TNEF.pm from the MailScanner git repository to solve the issue of loads of tnef* files being created and not deleted.
Cheers,
Phil
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From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
[mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Remco
Barendse
Sent: 12 February 2014 10:56
To: MailScanner mailing list
Subject: Clean up script for tmp files
I know the subject was discussed on the mailing list several times but i didn't find the ultimate solution.
/tmp
for files like tmp.DPhoj31724
/var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/SpamAssassin-Temp
for files like .spamassassin3805xUDKuUtmp
MailScanner.0aOrDx
tmp.IKiiOy6683
They are seriously clogging up my filesystem and slowing down the system.
I tried to script something based on the age of the file but it didn't work (maybe because most are zero byte files).
Thanks!
Remco
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[Kevin Miller]

Is this just a drop in replacement, i.e., can I just copy over the old /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/TNEF.pm with the new one? Or do I have to install it somehow? Will it conflict with anything in perl-Convert-TNEF?

I presume "TNEF Expander" should be set to internal.

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From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Randal, Phil
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 7:31 AM
To: MailScanner discussion
Subject: RE: Clean up script for tmp files

Yes, my typo. Apologies.

The Updated TNEF.pm from git is still needed to stop a load of temp files being created and not deleted:

https://github.com/MailScanner/MailScanner/blob/master/mailscanner/bin/MailScanner/TNEF.pm

Cheers,

Phil

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From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Remco Barendse
Sent: 14 February 2014 13:24
To: MailScanner discussion
Subject: RE: Clean up script for tmp files

Hi Phil,

I am running the latest version of MailScanner since it came out, sadly, it didn't solve my problem (assuming you made a typo and meant 4.84.6-1, i couldn't find 4.86.4).

I will try the script that Jethro R Binks posted, looks like this will solve my problem (that script should be included in MailScanner!). :) If not i will try to fiddle with tmpwatch.

Thanks all for the suggestions!

Cheers,
Remco

Post by Randal, Phil
The latest version, 4.86.4 seems to clean up most of these.
If you do install that version, also get the latest TNEF.pm from the MailScanner git repository to solve the issue of loads of tnef* files being created and not deleted.
Cheers,
Phil
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[mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Remco
Barendse
Sent: 12 February 2014 10:56
To: MailScanner mailing list
Subject: Clean up script for tmp files
I know the subject was discussed on the mailing list several times but i didn't find the ultimate solution.
/tmp
for files like tmp.DPhoj31724
/var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/SpamAssassin-Temp
for files like .spamassassin3805xUDKuUtmp
MailScanner.0aOrDx
tmp.IKiiOy6683
They are seriously clogging up my filesystem and slowing down the system.
I tried to script something based on the age of the file but it didn't work (maybe because most are zero byte files).
Thanks!
Remco
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Post by Kevin Miller
Is this just a drop in replacement, i.e., can I just copy over the old /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/TNEF.pm with the new one?

Yes.

Post by Kevin Miller
I presume "TNEF Expander" should be set to internal.

Yes.

[Armando Montiel]

use the "tmpwatch HOURS_OLDER_THAN_THIS /tmp" command.

"tmpwatch 24 /tmp"
will erase every file or subfolder under /tmp not used in the last 24 hours
or oldest ones.
El feb 12, 2014 5:24 AM, "Remco Barendse" <mailscanner at barendse.to>

Post by Remco Barendse
I know the subject was discussed on the mailing list several times but i
didn't find the ultimate solution.
/tmp
for files like tmp.DPhoj31724
/var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/SpamAssassin-Temp
for files like .spamassassin3805xUDKuUtmp
MailScanner.0aOrDx
tmp.IKiiOy6683
They are seriously clogging up my filesystem and slowing down the system.
I tried to script something based on the age of the file but it didn't
work (maybe because most are zero byte files).
Thanks!
Remco
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[Brad Smith]

Reading this thread makes me want to cringe at the workarounds
mentioned so far. Fixes for most of the temp file issues have existed
for some time now in the github repo; plus an unpatched issue I
pointed out once the rest were resolved it became obvious where
it was... https://github.com/MailScanner/MailScanner/issues/31

If you really want to fix things properly instead of using
gross workarounds upgrade to 4.84.6-1 and lift the patches
I commited to the OpenBSD port/package..

http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/ports/mail/mailscanner/patches/?sortby=date#dirlist

It is a little bit easier to see the patches there than digging
through the github repo.

[Richard Mealing]

Hi Brad,

I have contacted the FreeBSD maintainer and they are working on a new port --> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=187005

Thanks,
Rich

-----Original Message-----
From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Brad Smith
Sent: 20 February 2014 04:11
To: mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info
Subject: Clean up script for tmp files

Reading this thread makes me want to cringe at the workarounds mentioned so far. Fixes for most of the temp file issues have existed for some time now in the github repo; plus an unpatched issue I pointed out once the rest were resolved it became obvious where it was... https://github.com/MailScanner/MailScanner/issues/31

If you really want to fix things properly instead of using gross workarounds upgrade to 4.84.6-1 and lift the patches I commited to the OpenBSD port/package..

http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/ports/mail/mailscanner/patches/?sortby=date#dirlist

It is a little bit easier to see the patches there than digging through the github repo.

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