Support timeout option on malware=

[exim.git] / doc / doc-docbook / spec.xfpt

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@@ -30335,10 +30335,12 @@ It supports a &"generic"& interface to scanners called via the shell, and
 specialized interfaces for &"daemon"& type virus scanners, which are resident
 in memory and thus are much faster.
 
+A timeout of 2 minutes is applied to a scanner call (by default);
+if it expires then a defer action is taken.
 
 .oindex "&%av_scanner%&"
-You can set the &%av_scanner%& option in first part of the Exim configuration
-file to specify which scanner to use, together with any additional options that
+You can set the &%av_scanner%& option in the main part of the configuration
+to specify which scanner to use, together with any additional options that
 are needed. The basic syntax is as follows:
 .display
 &`av_scanner = <`&&'scanner-type'&&`>:<`&&'option1'&&`>:<`&&'option2'&&`>:[...]`&
@@ -30353,6 +30355,39 @@ The usual list-parsing of the content (see &<<SECTlistconstruct>>&) applies.
 The following scanner types are supported in this release:
 
 .vlist
+.vitem &%avast%&
+.cindex "virus scanners" "avast"
+This is the scanner daemon of Avast. It has been tested with Avast Core
+Security (currenty at version 1.1.7).
+You can get a trial version at &url(http://www.avast.com) or for Linux
+at &url(http://www.avast.com/linux-server-antivirus).
+This scanner type takes one option,
+which can be either a full path to a UNIX socket,
+or host and port specifiers separated by white space.
+The host may be a name or an IP address; the port is either a
+single number or a pair of numbers with a dash between.
+Any further options are given, on separate lines,
+to the daemon as options before the main scan command.
+For example:
+.code
+av_scanner = avast:/var/run/avast/scan.sock:FLAGS -fullfiles:SENSITIVITY -pup
+av_scanner = avast:192.168.2.22 5036
+.endd
+If you omit the argument, the default path
+&_/var/run/avast/scan.sock_&
+is used.
+If you use a remote host,
+you need to make Exim's spool directory available to it,
+as the scanner is passed a file path, not file contents.
+For information about available commands and their options you may use 
+.code
+$ socat UNIX:/var/run/avast/scan.sock STDIO:
+    FLAGS
+    SENSITIVITY
+    PACK
+.endd
+
+
 .vitem &%aveserver%&
 .cindex "virus scanners" "Kaspersky"
 This is the scanner daemon of Kaspersky Version 5. You can get a trial version
@@ -30544,7 +30579,8 @@ which case each use of the &%malware%& condition causes a new scan of the
 message.
 
 The &%malware%& condition takes a right-hand argument that is expanded before
-use. It can then be one of
+use and taken as a list, slash-separated by default.
+The first element can then be one of
 
 .ilist
 &"true"&, &"*"&, or &"1"&, in which case the message is scanned for viruses.
@@ -30557,11 +30593,21 @@ the condition fails immediately.
 A regular expression, in which case the message is scanned for viruses. The
 condition succeeds if a virus is found and its name matches the regular
 expression. This allows you to take special actions on certain types of virus.
+Note that &"/"& characters in the RE must be doubled due to the list-processing,
+unless the separator is changed (in the usual way).
 .endlist
 
-You can append &`/defer_ok`& to the &%malware%& condition to accept messages
-even if there is a problem with the virus scanner. Otherwise, such a problem
-causes the ACL to defer.
+You can append a &`defer_ok`& element to the &%malware%& argument list to accept
+messages even if there is a problem with the virus scanner.
+Otherwise, such a problem causes the ACL to defer.
+
+You can append a &`tmo=<val>`& element to the &%malware%& argument list to
+specify a non-default timeout.  The default is two minutes.
+For example:
+.code
+malware = * / defer_ok / tmo=10s
+.endd
+A timeout causes the ACL to defer.
 
 .vindex "&$malware_name$&"
 When a virus is found, the condition sets up an expansion variable called