[ale] odd modprobe failure

[Danny Cox]

Jenn,

On Tue, 2003-04-15 at 11:33, J.M. Taylor wrote:
> I just put mailscanner+f-prot+spamassassin on my mail machine, and started
> getting the following error:
> 
> Apr 14 21:40:03 hostname MailScanner[31430]: Expanding TNEF archive at 
> /mscan/incoming/31430/195FQT-0008IG-00/winmail.dat
> Apr 14 21:40:03 hostname modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module binfmt-464c
> Apr 14 21:40:03 hostname modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module binfmt-464c
> Apr 14 21:40:03 hostname MailScanner[31430]: Corrupt TNEF winmail.dat that
> cannot be analysed in message 195FQT-0008IG-00

	The kernel is trying to execute a file with "binary format 464c", and
can't find and entry that satisfies the request, and tries to load a
module to handle it, which doesn't exist either.

	There exists a generic mechanism whereby one can describe a binary
format to the kernel, and when the kernel is asked to execute it, the
proper "intrepreter" will be invoked.  This is how "#!/bin/sh" works,
and how windows executables will start wine to run them (if enabled). 
See ...linux/Documentation/binfmt_misc.txt for detailed info.

	As for "who" is starting all this, I don't know.  But the "bottom half"
is as I describe.

-- 
kernel, n.: A part of an operating system that preserves the
medieval traditions of sorcery and black art.

Danny

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