Scanmail 2.6 SP1 lptvpn.xxx Bug and End of Support

FYI - I just received this note from my IBM BP:

Thought I would send you a note to alert you to a potential problem with
ScanMail 2.61.

I received a call yesterday from another iSeries ScanMail client.  She 
told
me that she was looking to clean up the lptvpn.xxx files in the integrated
file system (IFS) and noticed that the most current release of the pattern
file (lptvpn.927... yesterday's pattern) was NOT present.  The Domino
ScanMail Pattern database had the current pattern file denoted and she
received a morning email notification stating that a new pattern was
downloaded. There was nothing that would have indicated that there was a
problem. HOWEVER... The pattern file located in the IFS is the file that 
is
used to scan for viruses and therefore they were NOT protected.  She 
called
ScanMail support and they had her manually download and install the newest
ScanMail engine and virus pattern.  ScanMail engines are suppose to be
downloaded and installed automatically.  In addition, she learned that
ScanMail 2.61 will be unsupported at the end of the year.  This was news 
as
well!  The new supported release for the iSeries is ScanMail 3.0  FP1.

Please check your Domino directories IFS to ensure that you have the most
current lptvpn.929.  If not call ScanMail support to assist you in fixing
the problem.

Regards, Jerry

Gerald Kern - MIS Project Leader
Lotus Notes/Domino Administrator
IBM Certified RPG IV Developer
The Toledo Clinic, Inc.
4235 Secor Road
Toledo, OH 43623-4299
Phone 419-479-5535
gkern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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