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diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index 14c1bf8d8..1ec418101 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -. $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt,v 1.87 2010/06/12 15:21:25 jetmore Exp $ +. $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt,v 1.88 2010/06/14 18:51:09 pdp Exp $ . . ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// . This is the primary source of the Exim Manual. It is an xfpt document that is @@ -3184,12 +3184,15 @@ the listening daemon. .cindex "testing", "malware" .cindex "malware scan test" This debugging option causes Exim to scan the given file, -using the malware scanning framework. The option of av_scanner influences -this option, so if av_scanner's value is dependent upon an expansion then -the expansion should have defaults which apply to this invocation. Exim will -have changed working directory before resolving the filename, so using fully -qualified pathnames is advisable. Exim will be running as the Exim user -when it tries to open the file, rather than as the invoking user. +using the malware scanning framework. The option of &%av_scanner%& influences +this option, so if &%av_scanner%&'s value is dependent upon an expansion then +the expansion should have defaults which apply to this invocation. ACLs are +not invoked, so if &%av_scanner%& references an ACL variable then that variable +will never be populated and &%-bmalware%& will fail. + +Exim will have changed working directory before resolving the filename, so +using fully qualified pathnames is advisable. Exim will be running as the Exim +user when it tries to open the file, rather than as the invoking user. This option requires admin privileges. The &%-bmalware%& option will not be extended to be more generally useful, |