ConfigServer Services Blog

New ClamAV v0.90.3

Changes:

This release fixes some security bugs in libclamav and improvesstability under Solaris. Please see ChangeLog for complete list of changes.

You can upgrade through the WHM UI or from:http://www.configserver.com/cp/upgrade.html

New csf v2.73

Changes:

  • Modified SMTP_BLOCK warning on VPS servers to only display if the option is enabled
  • Modifed the Server Services Check text to omit using -del with chkconfig and better explain that a process is enabled even if it is not currently running and needs to be disabled to prevent startup on boot
  • Removed reliance on wget for updates and version checks
  • Coding improvements in csf.pl and addon_csf.cgi
  • Added /var/log/lfd.log tail automatic refresh to WHM UI

New csf v2.72

Changes:

  • Fixed problem with DENY_IP_LIMIT not counting all IP entries in csf.deny correctly
  • Ignore and issue a warning if SMTP_BLOCK is enabled on a Vituozzo VPS since the Virtuozzo VPS kernel does not support ipt_owner
  • Remove Shell/Fork Bomb Protection check (if a VPS) in Server Check as the option breaks a Virtuozzo VPS if enabled
  • Added more processes to check in Server Services Check
  • Removed restriction on outbound source port rule construction

New Vipul's Razor Released v2.84

A new version of Vipul’s Razor has been released:http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=510715Those running MailScanner should upgrade to benefit from the changes.Upgrade instructions:

wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/razor/razor-agents-2.84.tar.bz2tar -xjf razor-agents-*cd razor-agents-*perl Makefile.PL makemake installcd ..razor-admin -createrazor-admin -register/bin/rm -Rf razor-agents-*

New cmq v1.09

Changes:

  • Added support for MailScanner option to only scan incoming email
  • Added option to Bcc selected queued email to a specific email address

New MailScanner Front-End (MSFE) v4.12

Changes:

  • Added support for MailScanner option to only scan incoming email. The new option can be enabled or disabled in the MailScanner Performance section of MSFE in WHM

Note: This update to MSFE is only available to those running cPanel v11 and later

New MailScanner Script v2.56 (including BETA support for Incoming Scanning installation)

Changes:

  • Added BETA support for MailScanner option to only scan incoming email
  • New version of MailScanner v4.59.4

The new Incoming Scanning only option is now available within this package. After upgrading MailScanner you can easily switch to use Incoming Scanning Only with:

usr/mscpanel/msswitch.pl in

You can switch back at any time to In/Out Scanning using:

usr/mscpanel/msswitch.pl inout

Limitations on In Scanning Only option:

  • If you use cmq you need to upgrade it to at least v1.09 (which has been released)
  • If you use MSFE then it will currently always show as “Disabled” and will show the incorrect information in “View Queues”
  • If you use MSFE outbound emails will not show in MailWatch (since they’re not being scanned!)
  • The required change to the exim startup is implemented/maintained using /scripts/postexim4install at present

MailScanner Poll – Please Vote

We’re considering an alternative method for configuring MailScanner on cPanel servers, possibly in addition to the current method, or as a replacement.The new method only scans incoming email. Outgoing email from the server is passed directly through exim (as if MailScanner were not installed) and can offer significant improvements to server performance, especially for those that host large mailing lists.The current default when installing MailScanner using our script is to only scan incoming email anyway, but all email mst still pass through MailScanner whether it is scanned or not.It would help us decide whether to pursue this (we will have to get cPanel to make a configuration option change for exim to do this) if you could vote in this poll:

Which email direction do you prefer MailScanner to scan emails (for spam and/or viruses)?

Option Votes %
Incoming emails only (current default)? 111 72.5
Incoming and Outgoing emails? 42 27.5
Total votes: 153