How to install protector 1.00.6 for RedHat Linux or Sun Solaris

To compile and install protector-1.00.6 you will need to have the GNU make (gmake) and GNU C compiler (gcc) Compiler software installed on your machine. For RedHat linux, these are included on the standard installation CDs. For Solaris, you can download them free of charge from http://www.sunfreeware.com/. You must then ensure that /usr/local/bin is included in your PATH setting before this procedure can be used.

To install the programs, scripts etc..

        gmake build
        gmake install

Sendmail.cf edits

To install protector for use with the default mail server "sendmail", you must edit the /etc/sendmail.cf file to replace the references to program "procmail" with "protector", the following two changes need to be made..

First edit

Mlocal,         P=/usr/bin/procmail, F=lsDFMAw5:/|@qSPfhn9, S=10/30, R=20/40,
                T=DNS/RFC822/X-Unix,
                A=procmail -Y -a $h -d $u

Should be changed to read...

Mlocal,         P=/usr/bin/protector, F=lsDFMAw5:/|@qSPfhn9, S=10/30, R=20/40,
                T=DNS/RFC822/X-Unix,
                A=procmail -Y -a $h -d $u

Second edit

Mprocmail,      P=/usr/bin/procmail, F=DFMSPhnu9, S=11/31, R=21/31, T=DNS/RFC822/X-Unix,
                A=procmail -Y -m $h $f $u

Should be changed to read...

Mprocmail,      P=/usr/bin/protector, F=DFMSPhnu9, S=11/31, R=21/31, T=DNS/RFC822/X-Unix,
                A=procmail -Y -m $h $f $u

Note that in both the above edits - not all ocurrances of the string "procmail" are changed - only where the name is supplied as part of a P= string.

NB : If your sendmail.cf is created using the "m4 sendmail.mc" logic, you will (naturally) loose these edits if you run "m4 sendmail.mc" again

Now, Stop and re-start sendmail. On linux you do it like this..

        cd /etc/rc.d/init.d
        sh sendmail stop
        sh sendmail start 

And that should be that.

If you want to know what combination of mime types protector lets through, or to add or remove some - check out the "part_filter" script.

Installing for other mail servers..

• Click here for notes on installing protector for use with "postfix".